13.3 Creating and Editing Schedules

A schedule defines the time intervals for capturing history and performance data, based on a selected calendar.

For example, assume a calendar captures data every Monday and Friday in every month, from 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM. A schedule associated with this calendar can capture data at fifteen-minute intervals between 3 PM and 6 PM, Monday through Friday.

In addition, a second schedule can use the same calendar, but capture data at five-minute intervals during the time period defined in the calendar.

Default schedules (One Minute, Five Minutes, Audit Schedule) cannot be edited or deleted.

To create and manage schedules:

13.3.1 Creating a Schedule

To create a schedule:

  1. In the Explorer pane, expand Administration > Server > Time Management.

  2. Right-click the Schedules element, then select Create Schedule to open its dialog box:

  3. Fill in the fields:

    Name and Description: Text naming and describing the schedule.

    Calendar: Click the drop-down list, then select an existing calendar to apply to the new schedule.

    Start Date: Set the dates when the schedule begins:

    • Select the Now radio button to select the current date as the start date.

    • Select the Start radio button and use the spinners to select the month, date, and time.

    • Click the drop-down list to display a calendar. Select a date, then click the drop-down list again to close the calendar.

    End Date: Set the dates when the schedule ends:

    • Select the Continuously radio button to define no end date for the schedule.

    • Select the End radio button and use the spinners to select the month, date, and time.

    • Click drop-down list to display a calendar. Select a date, then click the drop-down list again to close the calendar.

    Interval Details: Use the Every spinner to select a number, click the Every drop-down list, then select the type of interval. For example, every 35 minutes.

    If the schedule should run only a specific number of times, select the End After check box and use the End After spinners to specify the number of times the scheduled process runs.

    Scatter: Select the check box to allow the schedule to adjust randomly to maximize efficiency and minimize taxing system resources.

    Display Times: Click the drop-down list, then select the time zone for the schedule. The time zone used for the schedule can differ from the one used for the associated calendar.

  4. Click Create to create the schedule.

13.3.2 Editing a Schedule

If a schedule is modified, stop and restart the associated profiles to update the profile. For details on profiles, see Section 12.2.1, Creating Profiles.

To edit a schedule:

  1. In the Explorer pane, expand Administration > Server > Time Management > Schedules.

  2. Right-click a schedule, then select Properties.

  3. In the left pane, click Schedule to open its property page:

  4. Edit the schedule as needed.

  5. Click Apply to update the schedule.

13.3.3 Deleting a Schedule

Deleting a schedule removes it from all profiles to which it is attached, thereby affecting the dates and times that objects are monitored.

To delete a schedule:

  1. In the Explorer pane, right-click a schedule element, then select Delete Schedule to open a confirmation dialog box.

  2. Click Yes to confirm the deletion to delete the schedule.