Add Workers

Workers are background processes that each have a specific task.

Specifications of a Worker

  • Workers process jobs one after the other in parallel, but always within the bounds of the hardware resources.
  • Workers are managed by CLOUDFLOW itself: a watchdog process monitors them and intervenes when a Worker is blocked or unresponsive.
  • Workers can be visualized in the process monitor of the operating system (Activity Monitor on OSX, Task Manager on Windows). They have a specific process name.

See Workers overview for an overview of all the Workers that you can add and configure.

Add a Worker

To add a Worker, follow these steps:
  1. Log in as Administrator.
  2. Open SETTINGS > WORK SERVERS.
  3. Select ADD WORKER.
  4. Select a Worker from the drop-down list.
  5. Select the Save icon.
  6. Enable the Worker by setting the switch to ON.

    Your newly created Worker is set up to handle specific tasks on the mapped File stores.

Note: To view the new Workers in the DASHBOARD tab you have to refresh the page.

Set up a Worker for a specific File store

If you add a Worker to a Work server, the Worker is by default set up for all the accessible File stores. Consequently, the Worker will perform its tasks on the files of all the File stores that are mapped in the Work server. However, to optimize your system, you can set up Workers to handle tasks on a single File store. When a single filestore is specified, the Worker will not perform tasks on the other File stores.

To set up a Worker for a specific File store, follow these steps:
  1. Select the pencil next to the Worker.
  2. In the drop-down list, select the File store you want to set up the Worker for.
  3. Select the Save icon.