Manage the scheduling of agent procedures using tabs in the right hand pane. When a procedure is selected in the middle pane, the following tabs display In the right-hand pane.
Schedule - Select one or more machine IDs in this tab's table, then click one of the following action buttons:
Schedule Procedure - 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:
Schedule will be based on the timezone of the agent (rather than server) - If checked, time settings set in the Scheduler dialog reference the local time on the agent machine to determine when to run this task. If blank, time settings reference server time, based on the server time option selected in System > Preferences. Defaults from the System > Default Settings page.
Distribution Window - Reschedules the task to a randomly selected time no later than the number of periods specified, to spread network traffic and server loading. For example, if the scheduled time for a task is 3:00 AM, and the distribution window is 1 hour, then the task schedule will be changed to run at a random time between 3:00 AM and 4:00 AM.
Skip if offline - If checked and the machine is offline, skip and run the next scheduled period and time. If blank and the machine is offline, run the task as soon as the machine is online again. Applies only to recurring schedules, a 'Once' schedule always executes the next time the agent is online.
Power up if offline - Windows only. If checked, powers up the machine if offline. Requires Wake-On-network or vPro and another managed system on the same network.
Exclude the following time range - Applies only to the distribution window. If checked, specifies a time range to exclude the scheduling of a task within the distribution window. Specifying a time range outside of the distribution window is ignored by the scheduler.
Note: You can stagger the running of scheduled agent procedures using Agent Procedures > Distribution.
Run Now - Run this agent procedure on each selected machine ID immediately.
Cancel - Cancel the scheduled agent procedure on each selected machine ID.
View Procedure - Provides a display only view of the procedure. A user can execute an agent procedure and view it without necessarily being able to edit it. See Folder Rights for more information.
Used by - Displays a list of other procedures that execute this procedure. Agent procedures that are used by other agent procedures cannot be deleted.
Approval History - Displays a list of dates and users that approved the procedure.
Recurring Agent Procedures
Use the Agent Procedure Status page to identify the list of recurring agent procedures assigned to each agent.
