Scheduling Jobs; Job Configuration Methods; Configuration Guidelines - HP 5830 Series Configuration Manual

Scheduling jobs

You can schedule a job to automatically run a command or a set of commands without administrative
interference. The commands in a job are polled every minute. When the scheduled time for a command
is reached, the job automatically executes the command. If a confirmation is required while the
command is running, the system automatically enters Y or Yes. If characters are required, the system
automatically enters a default character string or an empty character string when no default character
string is available.

Job configuration methods

You can configure jobs in a non-modular or modular method. Use the non-modular method for a
one-time command execution and use non-modular method for complex maintenance work.
Table 21 A comparison of non-modular and modular methods
Comparison item
Configuration method
Can multiple jobs be
configured?
Can a job have multiple
commands?
Supported views
Supported commands
Can a job be repeatedly
executed?
Can a job be saved?

Configuration guidelines

• To have a job successfully run a command, check that the specified view and command are valid.
The system does not verify their validity.
The configuration interface, view, and user status that you have before job execution restores even
•
if the job changed the user interface (for example, telnet, ftp, and ssh2), the view (for example,
system-view and quit), or the user status (for example, super).
The jobs run in the background without displaying any messages except log, trap and debugging
•
messages.
• To make sure scheduled jobs can be executed at the expected time, you must configure an accurate
time setting or configure NTP for the device. For NTP configuration, see Network Management and
Monitoring Configuration Guide.
Using the modular method:
•
Scheduling a job by using the
non-modular method
Configure all elements in one command
No
No
If you use the schedule job command
multiple times, the most recent
configuration takes effect.
User view and system view. In the
schedule job command, shell represents
user view, and system represents system
view.
Commands in user view and system view
No
No
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Scheduling a job by using the
modular method
Separate job, view, and time settings
Yes
Yes
You can use the time command in job
view to configure commands to be
executed at different time points.
All views. In the time command,
monitor represents user view.
Commands in all views
Yes
Yes