2.4 PRU Schedule

This page enables you to configure a schedule to check for PRU availability, PRU download and PRU deployment. You can also configure email notifications to inform other users or administrators about the PRU status.

All the PRU schedule tasks will be performed on the dedicated System Update server. If the dedicated System Update server is not configured, then the tasks will be performed on the first Primary Server.

To configure PRU schedule:

  1. In ZCC, click Configuration.

  2. In Management Zone Settings, click Inventory.

  3. In the Inventory panel, click PRU Schedule and configure any of the following PRU schedules:

2.4.1 PRU Availability Check Schedule

In this section, you can configure a schedule to perform PRU availability check. A mail will be sent to the recipients whenever a new PRU is available. To configure the email notifications, see Email Notifications.

  1. Select a schedule type:

    1. No Schedule: To perform the availability check manually.

    2. Recurring: To perform the PRU availability check on a certain day of the month, last day of the month or at a fixed day of the month. The following options are displayed:

      1. Specify the day on which the PRU check should be performed by using one of the following options:

        • Day of the month: To select a particular day of the month in numeric format. For example, specify 1 for the first day of the month.

        • Last day of the month: To schedule PRU availability check on the last day of the month.

        • Configurable field: To select a particular instance of a specific day in the month. For example, First Friday of the month. To add additional dates, click “+”.

      2. Specify the Start Time for the PRU availability check.

      3. Click More Options.

      4. Select the additional options based on your requirements:

        • To immediately run the PRU Availability check when the device fails to execute it as per the defined schedule, select Process immediately if device unable to execute on schedule.

        • To define a standard time, select Use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

        • To perform the check at any time between the start and end times, select Start at a random time between Start Time and End Time, and specify the End Time.

        • To run the check between a particular date ranges, select Restrict schedule execution to the following date range, and specify the start and end dates.

  2. Click Apply or OK.

2.4.2 PRU Download Schedule

In this section, you can configure a schedule to download the available PRU. A mail will be sent to the recipients whenever the PRU is downloaded.

  1. Select a schedule type:

    1. No Schedule: To manually download the PRU.

    2. Recurring: : To download the PRU on a certain day of the month, last day of the month or at a fixed day of the month. The following options are displayed:

      1. Specify the day on which the PRU should be downloaded by using one of the following options:

        • Day of the month: To select a particular day of the month in numeric format. For example, specify 1 for the first day of the month.

        • Last day of the month: To download PRU on the last day of the month.

        • Configurable field: To select a particular instance of a specific day in the month. For example, First Friday of the month. To add additional dates, click “+”.

      2. Specify the Start Time to download the PRU.

      3. Click More Options.

      4. Select the additional options based on your requirements:

        • To immediately download the PRU when the device fails to execute it as per the defined schedule, select Process immediately if device unable to execute on schedule.

        • To define a standard time, select Use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

        • To download PRU at any time between the start and end times, select Start at a random time between Start Time and End Time, and specify the End Time.

        • To download the PRU between a particular date ranges, select Restrict schedule execution to the following date range, and specify the start and end dates.

  2. Click Apply or OK.

2.4.3 PRU Deployment Schedule

In this section, you can configure a schedule to deploy the PRU. A mail will be sent to the recipients whenever the PRU is deployed.

  1. Select a schedule type:

    1. No Schedule: To manually deploy the PRU.

    2. Recurring: To deploy the PRU on a certain day of the month, last day of the month or at a fixed day of the month. The following options are displayed:

      1. Specify the day on which the PRU should be deployed by using one of the following options:

        • Day of the month: To select a particular day of the month in numeric format. For example, specify 1 for the first day of the month.

        • Last day of the month: To deploy PRU on the last day of the month.

        • Configurable field: To select a particular instance of a specific day in the month. For example, First Friday of the month. To add additional dates, click “+”.

      2. Specify the Start Time to deploy the PRU.

      3. Click More Options.

      4. Select the additional options based on your requirements:

        • To immediately deploy the PRU when the device fails to execute it as per the defined schedule, select Process immediately if device unable to execute on schedule.

        • To define a standard time, select Use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

        • To deploy PRU at any time between the start and end times, select Start at a random time between Start Time and End Time, and specify the End Time.

        • To deploy the PRU between a particular date ranges, select Restrict schedule execution to the following date range, and specify the start and end dates.

  2. Click Apply or OK.

2.4.4 Email Notification

In this section, you can enable administrators to receive email notifications when a new PRU is available, downloaded or deployed. Before configuring the email notification settings, ensure that an SMTP server is configured to send and receive emails.

To enable the email notification:

  1. Specify the email ID From which the email should be sent.

  2. Specify the email IDs To whom the notifications should be sent when a new PRU is available, downloaded or deployed.

  3. Select the events for which email notifications should be sent:

    • PRU availability check completed

    • PRU downloaded

    • PRU deployed

  4. Click OK or Apply