Updating a Schedule

To modify an existing schedule, first complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end the task. The existing values are displayed.

Command

Enter the actual administrative command that is to be scheduled. The maximum length of the command is 512 characters.

Active

Select whether the defined administrative command is eligible for scheduled execution.

Yes Specifies that the defined administrative command is eligible for scheduled execution.
No Specifies that the defined administrative command is not eligible for scheduled execution.

Description

Enter the description of the schedule.

Priority

Enter the priority value for a schedule.

Start Date

Enter the date for the beginning of the window in which the schedule is first executed.

Possible values for Start Date:

MM/DD/ YYYY Specifies the date for the beginning of the startup window in MM/DD/YYYY format

Example: 03/04/1998

Today Specifies that the beginning of the startup window is on the current date.
Today +numdays or +numdays Specifies that the beginning of the startup window is a specific number of days after the current date. The maximum value for the number of days is 9999.

Example: To specify that the beginning of the initial startup window is 3 days from now, you can specify STARTDATE=TODAY+3 or STARTDATE=+3.

Start Time

Enter the time for the beginning of the window in which the schedule is first executed.

Possible values for Start Time:

HH:MM:SS Specifies the time for the beginning of the startup window in HH:MM:SS format

Example: 12:33:28

Now Specifies that the beginning of the startup window is at the current time on the specified start date.
Now +numhours: numminutes or +numhours: numminutes Specifies the time for the beginning of the startup window is at the current time plus a specific number of hours (and, optionally, minutes) on the specified start date.

Example: If you issue the Define Schedule command at 5:00 with STARTTIME=NOW+02:00 or STARTTIME=+02:00, the beginning of the initial startup window is at 7:00.

Now -numhours: numminutes or -numhours: numminutes Specifies the time for the beginning of the startup window is at the current time minus a specific number of hours (and, optionally, minutes) on the specified start date.

Example: If you issue the Define Schedule command at 5:00 with STARTTIME=NOW-02:00 or STARTTIME=-02:00, the beginning of the initial startup window is at 3:00.

Duration

Enter the number of units that define the length of the startup window. This value must be in the range of 1-999. This parameter is optional.

Duration Units

Select the time unit used to determine the duration of the window in which the schedule can start.

Hours The duration of the window is defined in hours.
Minutes The duration of the window is defined in minutes
Days The duration of the window is defined in days.
Indefinite The startup window has an indefinite duration. The schedule can run any time after the scheduled start time, until the schedule expires. You cannot specify DurationUnits=INDEFINITE unless you also specify PeriodUnits=ONETIME.

Period

Enter the length of time between startup windows for this schedule.

Period Units

Select the time unit used to determine the period between startup windows for this schedule.

Days The time between startup windows is in days.
Hours The time between startup windows is in hours.
Weeks The time between startup windows is in weeks.
Months The time between startup windows is in months.
Years The time between startup windows is in years.
Onetime The schedule executes only once. This value overrides the value specified for the PERIOD parameter.

Day of Week

Select the day of the week on which the startup window begins.

Any The startup window can begin on any day of the week.
Weekday The startup window can begin on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday.
Weekend The startup window can begin on Saturday or Sunday.
Sunday The startup window begins on Sunday.
Monday The startup window begins on Monday.
Tuesday The startup window begins on Tuesday.
Wednesday The startup window begins on Wednesday.
Thursday The startup window begins on Thursday.
Friday The startup window begins on Friday.
Saturday The startup window begins on Saturday.

Expiration

Enter the date after which this schedule is no longer used.

Possible values for Expiration:

Never The schedule never expires.
Expiration date The date after which this schedule is no longer used, in MM/DD/YYYY format. If you specify an expiration date, the schedule expires at 23:59:59 on the specified date.