Scheduling appliance tasks on

Viewing the scheduler page

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The following figure illustrates the default scheduled tasks that are available after you install the appliance.

The Scheduler page displays the list of available tasks.

To edit a task, click Edit. Click Save and then click Apply and enter the root password after performing the required changes.

To delete a task, select the required task and click Remove. Then, click Apply and enter the root password to remove the task.

Creating a scheduled task

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Perform the following steps to create a scheduled task.

On the ESA Web UI, navigate to System > Task Scheduler.
Click New Task. The New Task screen appears.
Enter the required information in the Basic Properties section.
For more information about the basic properties, refer here.
Enter the required information in the Frequencies section.
For more information about customizing frequencies, refer here.
Enter the required information in the Command Line section.
For more information about executing command line, refer here.
Enter the required information in the Restrictions section.
For more information about restrictions, refer here.
Enter the required information in the Logging section.
For more information about logging, refer here.
Click Save.
A new scheduled task is created.
Click Apply to apply the modifications to the task.
A dialog box to enter the root user password appears.
Enter the root password and click OK.
The scheduled task is now operational.

Running the task

After completing the steps, select the required task and click Run Now to run the scheduled task immediately.

Scheduling Configuration Export to Cluster Tasks

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You can schedule configuration export tasks to periodically replicate a specified configuration on the necessary cluster nodes.

The procedure of creating a configuration export task is almost the same as exporting a configuration to the cluster. The is a slight difference between these processes. In exporting a configuration to the cluster, it is a one-time procedure which the user needs to run manually. A scheduled task makes periodic updates and can be run a number of times in accordance with the schedule that the user specifies.

Deleting a scheduled task

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Perform the following steps to delete a scheduled task:

From the ESA Web UI, navigate to System > Task Scheduler.
The Task Scheduler page displays the list of available tasks.
Select the required task.
Click Remove.
A confirmation message to remove the scheduled task appears.
Click OK.
Click Apply to save the changes.
Enter the root password and select Ok.
The task is deleted successfully.