Script Scheduler

Scripts > Script Browser

Click a script in the Script Browser or from a Script Manager page to display the Script Scheduler page. The Script Scheduler page schedules or immediately runs an existing script. If necessary, click the Edit button to edit the script.

1. Set scheduling options for the script.
2. Select machine IDs. The list of machine IDs you can select depends on the Machine ID / Group ID filter and machine groups the administrator is authorized to see using System > Group Access.
3. Press either the Schedule or Run Now button.

Edit

Click Edit to edit the script using Script Editor.

Schedule

Click Schedule to schedule a script to run on selected machine IDs. The scripts runs at the specified date and time.

Specify time to execute

Using the drop-down menus, enter the date and time to execute the script. After entering a date and time, press Schedule to schedule the script on the selected machine IDs.

Cancel

Click Cancel to cancel the scheduled scripts from executing on the selected managed machines.

Run Now

Click Run Now to run the script on selected machine IDs immediately.

Run recurring every <N> <period>

To execute a script indefinitely at a regular interval, check the Run recurring checkbox and enter the number of periods in days or hours.

• If the interval is at least one day, then the recurring script runs at the scheduled time every interval. If the interval is less than one day, the interval is added to the last execution time of the script.
• If the managed machine is offline at the scheduled time, the managed machine runs the script the next time it goes online. If the interval is at least one day, then the recurring script runs at the scheduled time every interval.
• Recurring scripts can be scheduled for a specified range of time using the Scripts > Distribution page.

Stagger by

Scheduling the same script to run at the same time on multiple machines may excessively load your server and/or internet connection. To automatically spread out the execution times, enter the number of minutes to stagger the script start time by. Clicking Schedule with multiple machine IDs selected sets the execution time for the first machine at the scheduled time. It schedules the second machine at that time plus the number of stagger minutes, and so on.

Skip if offline

Check this box to only run at the scheduled time of day, within a 15 minute window. If the machine is offline at the scheduled time, then the script does not execute at all. If recurring is set, then the script is rescheduled to run at the next appointed time.

Last Execution Time/Last Execution Status

If a previous script was performed, the date of the last script and its status is displayed.

Next Scheduled Run/Recurring Interval

Shows the time of the next scheduled script and its execution frequency.

Auto Refresh Table

Selecting this checkbox automatically updates the machine ID table on this page every five seconds. This checkbox is automatically selected and activated whenever Schedule is clicked.

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