You can configure an action to run automatically on system startup or according to a
schedule by creating a scheduled task.
What you should know
A scheduled task defines an action that executes automatically on a specific date and
time, or according to a recurring schedule.
Procedure
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From the Config Tool homepage, open .
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Click Scheduled task (
).
A new scheduled task is added to the entity list.
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Enter a name for the new scheduled task.
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Click the Properties tab for the scheduled task, and switch
Status to Active.
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For Recurrence, select how often you want the task to run:
- Once
- Executed once at a specific date and time.
- Every minute
- Executed every minute.
- Hourly
- Executed at a specific minute of every hour.
- Daily
- Executed at a specific time every day.
- Weekly
- Executed at a specific time on one or more days of the week
- Monthly
- Executed at a specific time on the same day every month.
CAUTION:
Tasks scheduled on day 29, 30, or 31 are not run in shorter months that do
not include the selected day.
- Yearly
- Executed at a specific time on the same day every year.
- On startup
- Executed on system startup.
- Interval
- Executed at regular intervals that can be days, hours, minutes, or
seconds.
NOTE: Tasks are skipped if they can’t be run at the scheduled time because the main server
is offline, an entity is unavailable, and so on.
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(Optional) Set the time and date for the scheduled task. This requirement depends on
the value that you select for Recurrence.
NOTE: The client machine that you use to create a scheduled task can be in a different
time zone from the main Directory to which you’re connected. In this case, the
Time field is configured in your machine's local time zone,
with a notification indicating the corresponding time on the main Directory.
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Select an Action to execute.
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If required, configure the selected action.
For example, if you select Synchronize role, you must select a
role to synchronize.
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Click Apply.