Adding Tasks; Specifying When To Run Tasks - Avocent Network Device SPC420 Installer/User Manual

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Table 22.1: Task Status Icons (Continued)
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Adding tasks

You may use the Add Task Wizard to run the following tasks:
• Backup the DSView 3 software database and system files
• Configure SNMP trap settings on appliance
• Control power of target devices
• Export event log to comma separated values (.csv) file
• Migrate units (configures and upgrades DSView 2.x or AlterPath Manager software units)
• Send IPMI chassis control command to target devices
• Test modem connections to selected units
• Upgrade firmware of selected appliances of the same type
• Validate external authentication server user accounts
• Pull names from selected units
• Update topology for selected units
• Backup the Power Manager database
• Restore the Power Manager database

Specifying when to run tasks

You may choose to run tasks at the following times:
• Run task now - Runs the task immediately after you click Finish when adding the task in the
Add Task Wizard. The Status column will indicate Running and the running icon will appear to
the left of the task name.
• One time only - Runs the task once at a specific time on a specific date.
• Periodic - Runs the task a certain number of times per hour or day, beginning at a specific time
on a specific date.
• Daily - Runs the task once every day, once Monday-Friday or regularly for a certain number of
days (every 2 days, every 3 days and so on), beginning at a specific time on a specific date.
Task
Disabled - Task was prevented from executing
Remote - Task is scheduled on a remote DSView 3 server