10.4 Modifying Policy Schedules

You can use the Dynamic File Services Management Console to modify how often a policy runs. Schedule changes do not affect any currently running instances of the policy. If a schedule is enabled, the policy runs at its next scheduled interval for each pair. You can also use Execute Now to run the edited policy as needed for its associated pairs.

10.4.1 Understanding How Changes Affect the Scheduled Run Interval

When you change the schedule that is associated with a policy, the next scheduled run interval depends on the current run state for the policy and the frequency setting.

For example, a policy runs daily at 10:00 a.m. At 10:15 a.m., you modify the policy to run daily at 11:00 a.m. The policy has already run for that day, so its next scheduled run occurs the following day at 11:00 a.m.

For another example, a policy runs monthly on day 15 at 2:00 a.m. At 8:00 a.m. you modify the policy to run monthly on day 30. The policy has already run for that month, so its next scheduled run occurs the following month at 2:00 a.m on day 30. If you need to run the policy a second time in the current month, you can manually run the policy on day 30 of the current month by using Execute Now.

Table 10-2 describes the behavior of DynamicFS when determining the next scheduled interval for the policy.

Table 10-2 Determining the Next Scheduled Run Interval

Run State

Next Scheduled Run Interval

The run is in progress.

The current run finishes. The next scheduled run is:

Hourly: The next hour.

Daily: Tomorrow at the new time.

Weekly: The new time and day of the week in the following week.

Monthly: The new time and day of the month in the following month.

Yearly: The new time and day of the year in the following year.

The run is completed for the current hour or day.

The next scheduled run is:

Hourly: The next hour.

Daily: Tomorrow at the new time.

Weekly: The new time and day of the week in the following week.

Monthly: The new time and day of the month in the following month.

Yearly: The new time and day of the year in the following year.

The run has not started, and it is within 20 minutes after the scheduled start time.

The next scheduled run is:

Hourly: The current hour if possible. If the pair is busy, the run is scheduled for the next hour.

Daily: As scheduled if possible. If the pair is busy, the run is scheduled for tomorrow at the new time.

Weekly: As scheduled if possible. If the pair is busy, the next run is scheduled for the new time and day of the week in the following week.

Monthly: As scheduled if possible. If the pair is busy, the next run is scheduled for the new time and day of the month in the following month.

Yearly: As scheduled if possible. If the pair is busy, the next run is scheduled for the new time and day of the year in the following year.

The run has not started, and it is more than 20 minutes after the scheduled start time.

The next scheduled run is:

Hourly: The next hour.

Daily: Tomorrow at the new time.

Weekly: The new time and day of the week in the following week.

Monthly: The new time and day of the month in the following month.

Yearly: The new time and day of the year in the following year.

10.4.2 Modifying a Policy Schedule

Modifying the schedule applies the changes for all policies associated with it. The associated policies run at their next scheduled time.

For information about the different fields in the policy, see Section 10.1, Understanding Policy Schedules.

  1. In the Management Console, connect to the DynamicFS server that you want to manage.

  2. Select Schedules in the left panel to view a list of schedules in the right panel.

  3. Right-click the schedule you want modify, then select Properties to open its Schedule Properties dialog box.

    You can also double-click the schedule to open its Schedule Properties dialog box.

  4. On the General tab, view the current frequency and other schedule information.

  5. (Optional) From the Frequency drop-down list, select the new schedule frequency, then specify the required calendar day, start time, and duration values as required for the frequency.

    You can also modify any of the settings for the current frequency.

    Option

    Description

    Hourly

    Runs the policy every hour at hh:00:00.

    Daily

    Runs the policy once a day at the specified the time.

    Weekly

    Runs the policy once a week on the specified day of the week, start time, and duration.

    Monthly

    Runs the policy monthly on the specified calendar day of the month, start time, and duration.

    Quarterly

    Runs the policy quarterly, beginning in the specified month, on the calendar day of the month, start time, and duration.

    Yearly

    Runs the policy yearly in the month, on the calendar day of the month, start time, and duration.

    Custom

    Runs the policy on the custom dates at the specified start time, and duration. Only future dates can be specified.

  6. (Optional) In the Name field, rename the schedule.

  7. Click Apply or OK to save your changes.

    The policy runs at its next scheduled interval. For information, see Section 10.4.1, Understanding How Changes Affect the Scheduled Run Interval.