Server plugins
You can install plugins on the CLC Server under the Admin (
) tab (see figure 10.1).
Figure 10.1: Installing and uninstalling server plugins.
Click the Browse button and locate the plugin .cpa file to install a plugin. To uninstall a plugin, simply click the button next to the plugin.
Installing a plugin will require the CLC Server to be restarted. All jobs still in the queue at the time the server is shut down will be dropped and will thus need to be resubmitted after restart. For these reasons, we recommend the use of the Maintenance Mode prior to restarting the CLC Server. Maintenance Mode can be found under the Status and management tab (figure 7.1) and is described in section 7Status and management. By allowing current jobs to run but no new jobs to be submitted, the impact of a restart on users can be lessened. Once all current jobs have been completed, the CLC Server can be restarted on the server and, where relevant, job nodes.
For further information about plugins on job node setups, please refer to section 6.2.4Installing Server plugins. Grid workers will be re-deployed when the plugin is installed on the master server so no further actions are needed to enable the plugin for use on grid nodes. See section 6.3Overview Model II for further details about grid worker re-deployment.