Scheduler Tasks

To maintain the resiliency, efficiency, and reliability of the ESA, it is essential to set up scheduled tasks.

The recommended scheduled tasks to configure on the ESA is provided here.

Task Summary and Description

1. ESA Primary to Secondary Replication Job

  • Description: This task must be configured in primary ESA P1. It performs replication of data from the Primary ESA P1 to all the secondary ESAs, that is, ESA S1, ESA2, ESA S3, ESA S4, ESA S5.

  • Frequency: Recommended to run daily at midnight. It is important that this task must be executed immediately after a change in policy or rulesets or in case of changes made to any of the keys under Key Management menu in ESA Web UI.

Important: Ensure only the following items are selected as part of this Cluster Export task.

Appliance OS Configuration: Export OS configuration

  • Web Settings
  • Firewall Settings
  • Appliance Authentication Settings
  • Appliance JWT Configuration
  • Appliance AZURE AD Configuration (If Azure AD is being used)
  • Time-zone and NTP settings
  • OS Services Status
  • Appliance FIM Policies and Settings
  • User custom list of files (If custom files are present)

Directory Server And Settings: Export directory services and related settings

  • LDAP Server

Export Consul Configuration and Data

  • Import Consul Certificates and keys

Cloud Utility AWS: Cloud Utility AWS CloudWatch configuration files

  • Import Cloud Utility AWS CloudWatch configuration files

Backup Policy-Management for Trusted Appliances Cluster: Backup All Policy-Management Configs, Keys, Certs and Data for Trusted Appliance Cluster

  • Import All Policy-Management Configs and Data for Trusted Appliance Cluster

Policy Manager Web UI Settings: Export policy manager web ui settings

  • Import policy manager web ui settings

Export Gateway Configuration Files: Gateway Config Files Export

  • Gateway Config Files Import

Do not select the below options as part of this cluster export task

  • SSH settings
  • Management and WebServices Certificates
  • Certificates
  • Import All Policy-Management Configs, Keys, Certs, Data but without Key Store files for Trusted Appliance Cluster

Important: Scheduled tasks are not replicated as part of cluster export.

2. ESA Exported Indexes Move

  • Description: This task must be configured in all the ESAs in primary site, that is, ESA P1, ESA S1, and ESA2. It moves the ILM exported index files from respective ESAs, that is, ESA P1, ESA S1 and ESA S2 to ESA S5 in DR site.

  • Frequency: Recommended to run weekly.

3. Back up Primary ESA data to file.

  • Description: This task must be configured in primary ESA P1. It backs up data from Primary ESA to a file and moves it to a remote machine.

  • Frequency: Recommended to run weekly.

    Important: Ensure only the following items are selected as part of this File Export task.

  • Appliance OS Configuration

  • Directory Server And Settings

  • Export Consul Configuration and Data

  • Cloud Utility AWS (if AWS Cloud Utility is configured and being used)

  • Backup Policy-Management

  • Policy Manager Web UI Settings

  • Export Gateway Configuration Files

Do not select the below option as part of this file export task

  • Backup Policy-Management for Trusted Appliances Cluster without Key Store.

Important: Scheduled tasks are not backed up as part of file backup.


Last modified : July 30, 2025