README.TXT

                   Argent Queue Manager
                    Setup Instructions

Summary
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This file contains brief setup instructions for the Argent Queue Manager
product.  These instructions are also included on the salmon-colored
"Ten Minute Setup" sheet that is included with the product.

More detailed installation instructions, network setup information, and 
deinstallation instructions are provided in the User’s Guide.  Note that
this setup requires you to reboot your computer.


Step 1:	Install Argent Queue Manager
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Install AQM on your computer as follows:

  *  Log on to the computer under an account that is a member of the
     local Administrators group (or the Domain Admins group, if you
     are installing AQM on a primary or backup domain controller).

  *  Place the Argent Queue Manager distribution diskette in the drive
     and run the SETUP.EXE program from the diskette (or SETUPA.EXE if
     you are installing AQM on a DEC Alpha computer).

  *  When Setup starts, choose "Continue", then choose "Server 
     Installation" and follow the instructions on your screen.  This
     procedure will install the AQM service on the computer, and it
     will create an icon in Program Manager for AQM Resource Manager.
     At the end of the installation, Setup will prompt you to reboot
     your computer.


Step 2:	Grant Yourself the "Log on as a batch job" User Right
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Administrators control who may submit batch jobs with the "Log on
as a batch job" user right.  Only users with this user right may
submit batch jobs.  To enable this user right for yourself, start
User Manager (or User Manager for Domains, if you have installed
AQM on a domain controller).  Under the "Policies" menu, select 
"User Rights".  Check the "Show Advanced User Rights" box, then
select "Log on as a batch job" from the list box.  Select the 
"Add" button.  In the "Add Users and Groups dialog box, choose the
"Show Users" button, then select your account and choose the "Add"
 button.  Choose OK, then choose OK again, then exit User Manager.


Step 3:	Create a Queue
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Use AQM Resource Manager to create your first queue.  To do this,
double-click the AQM Resource Manager icon in Program Manager.  
Then select the "Create" command from the "Queue" menu.  In the 
"Create Queue" dialog box, enter "QUEUE1" as the name for the new 
queue.  You may also enter optional information, such as a 
description for the queue.  When you are finished, click OK.  The
new queue will appear in the left pane of the AQM Resource Manager
window.


Step 4:	Submit a Job
====================
You are now ready to submit your first batch job.  To do this, use
Notepad or any other text editor to create a command procedure called 
JOB1.CMD in a test directory, containing these lines:

   echo Hello, world. This is a batch job.
   dir

Then submit this job to the queue that you created as follows:
In AQM Resource Manager, select the "Submit" command from the "Job"
menu.  In the "Submit Job" dialog box, select the queue that you have
just created in the "Queue" list box.  In the "Job File" box, you may
either enter the full filename of the command procedure that you 
just created, or click the "Browse" button and select the command 
procedure file.  If the job file is located on a FAT partition, you 
will also need to uncheck the "Append job number to log file" check 
box.  You can leave the other fields as they are, and click OK.  AQM
Resource Manager creates default values for the fields that you leave 
blank.
When you click OK, your job is submitted to queue QUEUE1.  If you 
select queue "QUEUE1" in the left-hand pane of AQM Resource Manager,
you will see your job in the right-hand pane.  This sample job will
execute and complete very quickly.  You may double-click the job 
to view more detail about it, and to view the job log file, which 
contains the job’s output.


Product Support
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If you have any problems or questions concerning the Argent Queue
Manager product, please call Argent Technical Support at 860-489-5553.
Argent Technical Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.


Copyright (c) 1994-1996 Argent Software Inc.  All rights reserved.
"Argent Queue Manager", and "AQM/Plus" are trademarks of Argent Software Inc.

