To define a new administrative command schedule, complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end the task.
Enter the 1 to 30 character name of the schedule to be defined.
Example: DAILY_BACKUP
Enter the administrative command that you would like to schedule.
Example: "EXPORT NODE mynode"
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. |
Enter a 1 to 255 character description of the schedule. This parameter is optional.
Enter the priority value for a schedule.
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. |
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. |
Enter the number of units that define the length of the startup window.
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. |
Enter the length of time between startup windows for this schedule.
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. |
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. |
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. |