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Script Scheduler

Scripts > Script Browser

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 this task on selected machine IDs using the schedule options previously selected.

Date/Time

Enter the year, month, day, hour, and minute to schedule this task.

Cancel

Click Cancel to cancel execution of this task on selected managed machines.

Run Now

Click Run Now to run this task on selected machine IDs immediately.

Run recurring every <N> <period>

Check the box to make this task a recurring task. Enter the number of times to run this task each time period. Monthly means every 30 days.

Stagger by

You can distribute the load on your network by staggering this task. If you set this parameter to 5 minutes, then the task on each machine ID is staggered by 5 minutes. For example, machine 1 runs at 10:00, machine 2 runs at 10:05, machine 3 runs at 10:10, ...

Skip if Machine Offline

Check to perform this task only at the scheduled time, within a 15 minute window. If the machine is offline, skip and run the next scheduled period and time. Uncheck to perform this task as soon as the machine connects after the scheduled 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

Selecting this checkbox automatically updates the paging area every five seconds.