Setting Timers
You can set a timer to issue commands at a specific time or interval of time for your convenience. Therefore, you do not need to be present at a console to perform a repetitive task at a certain time.
This NetView timer is actually the SETTIMER command that issues a command or list of commands at a specified time or specified interval.
Invoking the SETTIMER command displays a list of existing timers. From this panel, you can perform the following tasks.
| Task | Action on the SETTIMER command dialog panel |
|---|---|
| Create a timer | Type add at the command line and press Enter. On
the Add/Change Timer panel that appears fill in the fields as required.
Note: If you want to add a new timer but use most of the same
values as a timer that has already been defined, type
A in
the CMD column and modify the SETTIMER
panel. |
| Modify a timer | Enter C in the CMD column
for the timer that you want to change. The Add/Change Timer panel
is then displayed where you can modify the settings of your selected
timer. |
| Delete a timer | Type D in the CMD column
for the timer you want to delete and press Enter. |
| Suspend a timer | Enter U in the CMD column
for the timer that you want to suspend.
Note: The timer is
deleted from NetView but all its relevant data is kept in common global
variables. Only CHRON timers can be suspended.
|
| Resume a timer | Enter R in the CMD column
for the suspended timer that you want to resume (or reactivate). |