Defining a Schedule

To define a new administrative command schedule, complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end the task.

Schedule Name

Enter the 1 to 30 character name of the schedule to be defined.

Example: DAILY_BACKUP

Command

Enter the administrative command that you would like to schedule.

Example: "EXPORT NODE mynode"

Active

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

The settings for Active are:

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 a 1 to 255 character description of the schedule. This parameter is optional.

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. The default is 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 Start Date=Today+3 or Start Date=+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. The default is the Current Time.
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 define the schedule at 5:00 with Start Time=Now+02:00 or Start Time=+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 define the schedule at 5:00 with Start Time=Now-02:00 or Start Time=-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.

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. The default is 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 Duration Units=Indefinite unless you also specify Period Units=One Time.

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

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. The default is Any.
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 on which this schedule is no longer used.

Possible values for Expiration are:

Never The schedule never expires. The default is Never.
Expiration date The date on 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.