The following table describes each of the schedule types.
To schedule an item to run daily:
Click the down arrow on Schedule Type > select Daily > select one or more days of the week.
In Start Time, select the time the schedule will start for the day.
In End Time, select the latest time in the day for the schedule to run.
To have the schedule start randomly during the selected time period, check the Randomly Dispatch check box.
To have the schedule repeat the action, check the box for the Repeat the Action Every field > select how often the action should be repeated.
You can leave any of the options zeroed, but you must have a value in at least one of the time increments.
To schedule a policy to run when an event happens:
Click the down arrow on Schedule Type > select Event > select which event will activate the schedule:
Event | Description |
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System Startup |
Runs the action when the system starts up. |
System Shutdown |
Runs the action before the system shuts down. |
Custom Event ID |
Third-party application-defined event. |
To schedule an item to run at an interval of time:
Click the down arrow on Schedule Type > select Interval > select the interval of time for repeating the action.
You can leave any of the options zeroed, but you must have a value in at least one of the time increments.
To schedule an item to run monthly:
Click the down arrow on Schedule Type > select Monthly > click the radio button > select the day of the month.
or
Click the radio button for the last day of the month (whether 28, 29, 30, or 31).
In Start Time, select the time the schedule will start for the day.
In End Time, select the latest time in the day for the schedule to run.
To have the schedule start randomly during the selected time period, check the Randomly Dispatch check box.
This type is only used by TED. It can be used to prevent a Distribution from running automatically.
To schedule a TED item to never run automatically:
Click the down arrow on Schedule Type.
Select Never.
Although you can specify to never run a Distribution, you can manually override this setting using the ZfS Management role in Novell iManager (see Forcing TED Agent Actions ).
Each policy package has a default schedule for all policies in that package.
You do not need to do anything to schedule a policy to run according to the current Default Package Schedule.
To change the Package Schedule:
In ConsoleOne, click the OU containing your server policies > right-click the Distributed Server Package (in the right pane) > click Properties.
Click Edit.
Change the Package Schedule to one of the following:
To schedule a policy to run relative to the time the policy is refreshed:
Click the down arrow on Schedule Type > select Relative > select an amount of time.
You can leave any of the options zeroed, but you must have a value in at least one of the time increments.
To schedule an item to run immediately:
Click the down arrow on Schedule Type > select Run Immediately.
If you want to repeat the action, click the Repeat check box.
Select a length of time.
You can leave any of the options zeroed, but you must have a value in at least one of the time increments.
To schedule an item to run at a specific time:
Click the down arrow on Schedule Type > select Time > click the calendar icon.
In the Select Date and Time dialog box,
To schedule a policy to run weekly:
Click the down arrow on Schedule Type > select Weekly > select one day of the week.
In Start Time, select the time the schedule will start for the day.
In End Time, select the latest time in the day the schedule can run.
To have the schedule start randomly during the selected time period, check the Randomly Dispatch check box.
To schedule an item to run yearly:
Click the down arrow on Schedule Type > select Yearly > click the calendar icon.
In the Select Date dialog box,
In Start Time, select the time the schedule will start for the day.
In End Time, select the latest time in the day the schedule can run.
To have the schedule start randomly during the selected time period, check the Randomly Dispatch check box.