JOBs show status as "Lost Control" in Workload Automation Agent

Products

• Workload Automation Agent
• DSERIES- SERVER
• CA Workload Automation DE - System Agent (dSeries)
• CA Workload Automation AE

Issue/Introduction

After the Agent is restarted, some JOBs may show status "Lost Control". What does it mean?

Environment

Release: WKLASA09300-6.1-ESP-Workload Automation-System Agent-for z/OS USS
Component:

Cause

When the WA Agent is shutdown, some processes jobs may also be killed. When agent starts again, it will try to recover the jobs by looking up the PID.  It the PID is no longer available, the JOB status will show "Lost Control". 

Resolution

Check if the job has completed on Agent side.

1. Force complete it from Manager/Scheduler side
   
   
2. User may resubmit the job if job didn't complete

 

Additional Information

Note: Normally, 'Lost Control' Messages are common when the OS has been restarted.  This usually results in jobs/PIDs being killed by the shutdown process of OS.