312 IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS Best Practices
Each domain manager is responsible for distribution of the plan to the
fault-tolerant agents (FTAs) in its domain. A domain manager also handles
resolution of dependencies between FTAs in its domain.
Fault-tolerant agents, the workhorses of a Tivoli Workload Scheduler network,
are where most jobs are run. As their name implies, fault-tolerant agents are
fault
tolerant
. This means that in the event of a loss of communication with the domain
manager, FTAs are capable of resolving local dependencies and launching their
jobs without interruption. FTAs are capable of this because each FTA has its own
copy of the Symphony plan. The Symphony plan contains a complete set of
scheduling instructions ...