A time template is a set of conditions (or rules) that tells the agent to which management server and at what time a given managed node should send specific messages. You create time conditions and save them in time templates. You can combine simple rules to set up more complex constructions (for example, "on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10 am to 11:35 am from January to March"). Time conditions are defined using the 24-hour clock notation (for example, for 1:00 p.m., you would enter "13:00").
Setting Time Intervals
You can set several different time intervals as follows:
If you specify no particular time, day of the week, or year, HP Operations Manager for Windows assumes you want the condition to be true from 00:00 to 24:00 every day of the year, every year. If you specify a condition, HP Operations Manager for Windows assumes the condition should apply continually for the time and day specified.
For example, specifying "Tuesdays" triggers a condition every Tuesday from 00:00 to 24:00 throughout the year, every year.
Specify a time range (for example, "from 7:00 to 17:00").
Use wildcards (*) in dates or periods of time (for example, to set a condition for January 31 every year, you would enter "1/31/*").
Configuring Time-indifferent Templates
HP Operations Manager for Windows requires that you set up a time template for the message target rules even if your scheduled action is time-indifferent. HP Operations Manager for Windows provides the variable $OPC_ALWAYS to configure time-indifferent templates.
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