Create a schedule for certain operations to be performed
on the HMC itself without operator assistance.
Scheduled operations are helpful for situations where automatic,
delayed, or repetitious processing of system operations is necessary.
A scheduled operation is started at a specified time, without operator
assistance to perform the operation. A schedule can be set for one
operation or repeated many times.
For example, you could schedule a backup of important HMC information
to DVD to occur once, or set up a repeating schedule.
The
Scheduled Operations task displays the following information
for each operation:
- The processor that is the object of the operation.
- The scheduled date
- The scheduled time
- The operation
- The number of remaining repetitions
From the
Scheduled Operations window you can:
- Schedule an operation to run at a later time
- Define operations to repeat at regular intervals
- Delete a previously scheduled operation
- View details for a currently scheduled operation
- View scheduled operations within a specified time range
- Sort scheduled operations by date, operation, or managed system
An operation can be scheduled to occur one time or it can be scheduled
to be repeated. You will be required to provide the time and date
that you want the operation to occur. If the operation is scheduled
to be repeated, you will be asked to select:
- The day or days of the week that you want the operation to occur.
(optional)
- The interval, or time between each occurrence. (required)
- The total number of repetitions. (required)
The operation that can be scheduled for the HMC is:
- Backup Critical Console Data
- Schedules an operation to back up the critical console hard disk
information for the HMC.
To schedule operations on the HMC, do the following:
- Open the Schedule Operations task from the HMC Management
work pane.
- From the Schedule Operations window, click Options from
the menu bar to display the next level of options:
- To add a scheduled operation, point to Options and then
click New.
- To delete a scheduled operation, select the operation you want
to delete, point to Options and then click Delete.
- To update the list of scheduled operations with the current schedules
for the selected objects, point to Options and then click Refresh.
- To view a scheduled operation, select the operation you want to
view, point to View and then click Schedule Details.
- To change the time of a scheduled operation, select the operation
you want to view, point to View and then click New Time
Range.
- To sort the scheduled operations, point to Sort and then
click one of the sort categories that appears.
- To return to the HMC workplace, point to Options and then
click Exit.
Use the online Help to get additional information for scheduling
an operation.
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