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Monitoring Task Status

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The Job Monitor window displays the status of jobs that have been scheduled to execute, as well as the status of tasks within those jobs. When a job has completed, Job Monitor displays the number of tasks within the job that completed successfully, the number of tasks within the job that failed, and the number of tasks within the job that were not executed.

To view the status of a task

Note  This content applies to the Windows Logo Kit (WLK). For the latest information using the new Windows Hardware Certification Kit (HCK), see Windows HCK User's Guide on the Windows Hardware Dev Center.

  1. Switch to the Job Monitor window.

    You can also open a new Job Monitor window by clicking Explorers, and then clicking Job Monitor.

  2. In the Machine Pool tab of the Job Monitor window, select the machine pool that contains the computer on which the job is executing.

    A list of computers in the machine pool appears in the Machines pane.

  3. In the Machines pane, select the computer on which the job is executing.

    A list of jobs that are executing on the specified computer appears in the Job Execution Status pane.

  4. In the Job Execution Status pane, select the job whose tasks you want to view.

    A list of tasks within the job appears in the Task Execution Status pane.

    Note   Job Monitor provides a static display of data. To refresh the data, on the View menu, click Refresh. You can also refresh the display by pressing the F5 key or by clicking the Refresh icon.

To interpret the Task Execution Status pane information

You can review the Task Execution Status pane for information regarding your task, as shown in the following screen shot.

The Task Execution Status pane of the Job Monitor window

The default columns in the Task Execution Status pane include the following information:

  • The first column is unnamed and shows the following icons to indicate the status of a task:

    • : The job is executing.
    • : The job has ended and passed.
    • : The job has ended and failed.
    • : The job has been canceled.

  • Task Name: The name of the task.

  • Task Type: One of the following values:

    • Execute: The task runs an executable file.
    • Copy File: The task copies files from a remote location to the computer that is executing the job.
    • Copy Results: The task copies log files from the computer that is executing the job to a remote location.
    • Run Job: The task executes a library job.
    • Manual Prompt: The task is waiting for user input.

  • Task Execution Phase : The phase of the job to which this task belongs. The task execution phase has one of the following values:

    • Setup: A task that is performed during the setup phase. All setup tasks are performed before tasks in other phases.
    • Regular: A task that is performed after setup tasks, but before cleanup tasks.
    • Cleanup: A task that executes during the cleanup phase. Cleanup tasks are performed after all tasks in other phases.

  • Machine : The computer that the task is executing on, executed on, or will execute on.

  • Start Time : Shows one of the following values, depending on the status of the task:

    • If the task is currently being performed, the start time is the date and time that the task started.
    • If the task has not yet been performed, the start time is the date and time that the instance of the task was created.

  • End Time : Shows one of the following values, depending on the status of the task.

    • If the task has ended, the end time is the date and time that the task completed.
    • If the task is being performed, the end time is a dash ("-").
    • If the task has not started performing, the end time is the same as the start time.

  • Last Updated : The last time the task's status changed.

  • Exit Status : One of the following values:

    • 0: The task completed successfully.
    • 1: The task completed but returned a failure code.
    • -: The task is still executing.

 

 

Build date: 9/14/2012