Configure schedule

Use the Schedule tab of the Service Auto-Discovery policy editor to specify a discovery schedule for the current policy. You can specify:

• Frequency (hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, once, or specially)
• Time of day (hour, minute)
• Day of the week

The contents of the Schedule tab will change with your selections. For example, if you select the Daily option, the Time Reoccurrence dialog box becomes available, allowing you to set the exact time that auto-discovery should occur and the hourly intervals (if any) at which it should recur. In all cases, your choices are summarized in the Schedule Summary at the bottom of the screen. Options include:

Option

Parameters

Schedule Task

Choose every hour, daily, weekly, monthly, once, or specially. Every hour: Specify the minute within the hour that the task should begin. Daily: Specify the specific time of day the task should run and the hours it should recur, if any. Weekly: Specify the day of the week, the specific time of day that the task should run, and the hours it should recur, if any. Monthly: Specify the day of the month, the specific time of day that the task should run, and the hours it should recur, if any. Once: Specify a particular day and date and the day and date the task should recur, if any. Specially: This option provides the most choice. You can specify months, days of the month, weeks, days of the week, and hours the task should recur, if any. By default, the command runs at the top of every hour. To change the default, you can set the day of the week, the day of the month, and the month: To set the parameter: Click in the appropriate day, date, or month interval to select it or drag the cursor over multiple intervals and click Set. A blue bar indicates the selection has been set. To delete the setting:Right-click in the timeline or interval and click Clear or select Clear All from the shortcut menu.