Scheduling a performance data-collection task
Perform this task to schedule a
performance data-collection task for a specified device. After a performance
data-collection task has been created, it can be scheduled to run immediately
or at a later date and time.
Prerequisites
You must create a performance data-collection task before you can scheduled
it to run.
Steps
Perform the following steps to define or change the schedule
for a performance data-collection task:
- On the IBM Director menu bar, click Task.
- On the Task menu, click Scheduler. The Scheduler interface opens.
- Click the Task tab. The list of performance collection
tasks is displayed in the New Scheduled Job notebook.
- Select the performance data-collection task that you want to schedule.
 | Note: Schedule a single collection task per job. |
- Click the Date/Timetab in the New Scheduled Job
notebook to set or change the date, time, and job repetition parameters for
the selected performance data-collection task.
You can schedule a job to
repeat automatically at a given interval, such as, Every Saturday at
2:00 am or Every month on the 15th. You can also schedule
a job for a specific number of repeats, such as, Every Saturday at 2:00
a.m. for the next 6 weeks.
- Click OK to save the job and name it.
- Right-click on the saved job to display the context menu. You can select
one of the following tasks from the menu:
- Click Execute now to run a scheduled job immediately.
- Click Delete to delete a scheduled job at any time.
 | Note: The job should be inactive. |
Result
The IBM Director activates the performance data-collection task on the dates
and times specified in the scheduler.
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