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This section explains how to add scheduled tasks for automatic backup, download and report generation tasks.
You can add a Scheduled Task through the "Schedule View" tab in the left-side pane of inventory UI. You can add as many schedules as you need. As stated above, you can add schedules for carrying out the following tasks:
Taking configuration backup
Generating Reports
Downloading configuration
To add a scheduled task for taking Backup,
go to "Inventory" tab
click the "Device Management" tab on the left-side pane
click "All Schedules"
In the UI that opens,
click "Add schedule"
In the UI that pops-up,
provide a name for this schedule in the textfield for the parameter "Name"
choose "Configuration Backup" in the drop-down for "Task type"
click "Next"
choose the devices that are to be backedup
you can either choose a list of "specific devices" or a "Device Group" [if you choose a device group, all the devices in the group will be backedup]
click "Next"
select the "Recurrence
Option" as needed from the following options provided by DeviceExpert:
Hourly Backup - to take backup at a periodic time interval. Options are available to take backup every hour, once in two hours, three hours, four hours, six hours, eight hours and twelve hours. You need to specify the starting time and starting day of backup and also the interval hours
Daily Backup - to take backup everyday. You need to specify the starting time and starting day.
Weekly Backup - to take backup on specific day(s) in a week. You need to specify the starting time and the day(s) on which weekly backup has to be taken
Monthly Backup - to take backup on a specific day every month(s). You need to specify starting time, select a day and select a month/months
Once only
- to take backup only once at a specific point of time on a specific day.
You need to specify the time and date
after choosing the needed recurrence option, click "Next"
the result of the scheduled task could be sent as an email notification to any number of users. Just add the email IDs to the "Recipient list" and select the recipients to whom notifications are to be sent. Sending notifications is optional
click "Finish"
the scheduled task for backup has been added
To add a scheduled task for downloading configuration,
go to "Inventory" tab
click the "Device Management" tab on the left-hand side pane
click "All Schedules"
In the UI that opens,
click "Add schedule"
In the UI that pops-up,
provide a name for this schedule in the textfield for the parameter "Name"
choose "Configuration Download" in the drop-down for "Task type"
click "Next"
in the text field, enter the configuration commands that need to be downloaded to the selected device(s)
select the type in which it has to be downloaded - Startup Configuration / Running Configuration
choose the devices that are to be downloaded
you can either choose a list of "specific devices" or a "Device Group" [if you choose a device group, configuration will be downloaded to all the groups]
click "Next"
select the "Recurrence
Option" as needed from the following options provided by DeviceExpert:
Hourly - to schedule download at a periodic time interval. Options are available to schedule download every hour, once in two hours, three hours, four hours, six hours, eight hours and twelve hours. You need to specify the starting time and starting day of download and also the interval hours
Daily - to schedule download everyday. You need to specify the starting time and starting day
Weekly - to schedule download on specific day(s) in a week. You need to specify the starting time and the day(s) on which weekly download has to be scheduled
Monthly - to schedule download on a specific day every month(s). You need to specify starting time, select a day and select a month/months
Once only
- to schedule download only once at a specific point of time on a specific
day. You need to specify the time and date
after choosing the needed recurrence option, click "Next"
the result of the scheduled task could be sent as an email notification to any number of users. Just add the email IDs to the "Recipient list" and select the recipients to whom notifications are to be sent. Sending notifications is optional
click "Finish"
the scheduled task for download has been added
To add a scheduled task for Generating Reports,
go to "Inventory" tab
click the "Device Management" tab on the left-hand side pane
click "All Schedules"
In the UI that opens,
click "Add schedule"
In the UI that pops-up,
provide a name for this schedule in the textfield for the parameter "Name"
choose "Report Generation" in the drop-down for "Task type"
click "Next"
select the name of the "Custom Report" for which you want to schedule the report generation
click "Next"
select the "Recurrence
Option" as needed from the following options provided by DeviceExpert:
Hourly - to generate reports at a periodic time interval in hours. Options are available to generate reports every hour, once in two hours, three hours, four hours, six hours, eight hours and twelve hours. You need to specify the starting time and starting day at which the report has to be generated and also the interval hours
Daily - to generate reports everyday. You need to specify the starting time and starting day
Weekly - to generate reports on specific day(s) in a week. You need to specify the starting time and the day(s) on which weekly report has to be generated
Monthly Backup - to generate reports on a specific day every month(s). You need to specify starting time, select a day and select a month/months
Once only
- to generate report only once at a specific point of time on a specific
day. You need to specify the time and date
after choosing the needed recurrence option, click "Next"
the result of the scheduled task could be sent as an email notification to any number of users. Just add the email IDs to the "Recipient list" and select the recipients to whom notifications are to be sent. Sending notifications is optional
click "Finish"
the scheduled task for generating report has been added
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