Inventory Schedule

The Inventory Schedule page allows you to specify when to run an inventory scan.

You can define the scan settings at three levels:

Management Zone: The settings are inherited by all device folders and devices.
Device Folder: The settings are inherited by all devices contained within the folder or its subfolders. Overrides the Management Zone settings.
Device: The settings apply only to the device for which they are configured. Overrides the settings at the Management Zone and folder levels.

NOTE:If you are configuring the inventory settings on a device folder or a device, you need to click Override Settings before you can change the system settings.

Schedule Type

In the Schedule Type field, select the type of schedule you want to use for an automated scan. You can select from the following options:

No Schedule

Select No Schedule if you don’t want the scan to run automatically, then click Apply or OK.

Date Specific

To run a scan on a specified date:

Select Date Specific in the Schedule Type field.
Click the + icon to the right of the Start Date(s) field to open a calendar, then select a date. To select more than one date, click the + icon again. Click the - icon to delete a date.
(Optional) Select Run event every year to run a scan annually on the dates you selected.
Select whether you want the scan to start at a specified time or at a random time between a specified start and end time.
Specify a start time, and if you selected Start at a random time between Start Time and End Time, specify an end time.
(Optional) Select Use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Click Apply or OK.

Recurring

Select whether you want the scan to run when a device is refreshed, on certain days of the week, monthly, or at a fixed interval.

To run a scan when a device is refreshed:

Select Recurring in the Schedule Type field.
Select When a device is refreshed.
(Optional) If you want the scan to be delayed for a set time after a refresh, select Delay execution after refresh and specify the time in days, hours, and minutes.
Click Apply or OK.

To run a scan on certain days of the week:

Select Recurring in the Schedule Type field.
Select Days of the week.
Select the days on which you want the scan to run.
In the Start Time field, specify the time you want the scan to start.
Click More Options.
(Optional) The event is run immediately if, for some reason, the schedule you configured results in the event not being able to run, select Process immediately if device unable to execute on schedule.
(Optional) Select Use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
(Optional) If you want the scan to start randomly between a specified start and end time, select Start at a random time between Start Time and End Time, then specify an end time.
(Optional) If you want to restrict the scan to a certain date range, select Restrict schedule execution to the following date range, then specify the start and end dates.
Click Apply or OK.

To run a scan monthly:

Select Recurring in the Schedule Type field.
Select Monthly.
Select either Day of the month and enter a number between 1 and 31, Last day of the month, or select the configurable field where you can choose a combination of days of the month for a recurring scan.
In the Start Time field, specify the time you want the scan to start.
Click More Options.
(Optional) The event is run immediately if, for some reason, the schedule you configured results in the event not being able to run, select Process immediately if device unable to execute on schedule.
(Optional) Select Use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
(Optional) If you want the scan to start randomly between a specified start and end time, select Start at a random time between Start Time and End Time, then specify an end time.
(Optional) If you want to restrict the scan to a certain date range, select Restrict schedule execution to the following date range, then specify the start and end dates.
Click Apply or OK.

To run a scan at a fixed interval:

Select Recurring in the Schedule Type field.
Select Fixed Interval.
Specify the number of months, weeks, days, hours, and minutes in their respective fields.
Specify a start date by clicking the calendar icon and selecting a date.
In the Start Time field, specify the time you want the scan to start.
Click More Options.
(Optional) The event is run immediately if, for some reason, the schedule you configured results in the event not being able to run, select Process immediately if device unable to execute on schedule.
(Optional) Select Use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
(Optional) If you want to restrict the scan to a certain date range, select Restrict schedule execution to the following date range, then specify an end date and end time.
Click Apply or OK.