Wake on LAN > ScheduleThe Schedule page powers on a machine that is offline. Typically machines are powered off in the evening to conserve energy, then powered on in the middle of the night to perform maintenance. Power on automation is performed using a scheduled Wake on LAN command. This is achieved by having an active agent on the same LAN send out an industry standard packet (magic packet) on the network with a specially encoded message with unique identifiers for each machine to be woken. There are two prerequisites:
Details of a Wake on LAN action can be found in the Agent Procedure Log for each machine. See Agent > Agent Logs. Actions This page provides you with the following actions: Schedule - Click Schedule to display the Scheduler window, which is used throughout the VSA to schedule a task. Schedule a task once or periodically. Each type of recurrence—Once, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly—displays additional options appropriate for that type of recurrence. Periodic scheduling includes setting start and end dates for the recurrence. Not all options are available for each task scheduled. Options can include:
Wake Now - Powers on the machine immediately. Cancel - Cancel these schedule options. Select All/Unselect All Click the Select All link to check all rows on the page. Click the Unselect All link to uncheck all rows on the page. Check-in status These icons indicate the agent check-in status of each managed machine:
Next Wake Time The next time this machine is scheduled to be woken. Last Wake Time The last time this machine was sent a WOL message. Period If recurring, displays the interval to wait before running the task again. | |||
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