Scheduling IdML loads via cron

You can use the cron facility available in most Linux® distributions to schedule regular loads of IdML books from the DLFS into the Z Resource Discovery Data Service.

To schedule IdML loads via cron, perform the following steps:

1. Put the crontab record for the user ID under which the software containers are run into edit mode:

   crontab -e

2. Append lines similar to the following:

   # Nightly invocation of IdML load into ZRDDS
   0 0 * * * /products/IBM/ZOA/bin/podmanManageZoa.sh load-idml
   

   In this example:

   • The software container support is installed in /products/IBM/ZOA
   • The scheduled scan is performed at midnight (0 minutes 0 hours on every day - 0 0 * * *)
3. Save and close the editor to write the updated crontab record.
4. Check the result of your work by listing the updated crontab record:

   crontab -l