Canceling Scheduled Tasks; Stopping Tasks; Forcibly Stopping Tasks - HPE XP7 Automation Director User Manual

Canceling scheduled tasks

When you cancel a service, you must cancel the related tasks. Cancel a task when you want to cancel a
service and its related tasks are scheduled but has not yet run.
Procedure
1. On the Tasks tab, select the task that you want to cancel.
2. Click More Actions > Cancel Schedules.
3. In the Cancel Schedules window, click OK.
The task status changes to Canceled.
To resume a canceled task, you must resubmit the task.
More information
Creating a similar task request on page 45

Stopping tasks

You can stop tasks that are in the In Progress status. A task that is stopped cannot be resumed. To restart
a stopped task, you must resubmit the service that is associated with the task.
Procedure
1. On the Tasks tab, select the tasks that you want to stop.
2. Click More Actions > Stop.
3. In the Stop Task window, click OK.
The tasks stops and the status changes to Terminated.
4. (Optional) You can verify the point at which the task was stopped by selecting the task and viewing the
task details.
More information
Viewing task details on page 42
Submitting a service on page 36

Forcibly stopping tasks

You can forcibly stop tasks that are in the In Progress, Long Running, Waiting for Input, In Progress
(with Error), and In Progress (Terminating) status. You enable the Forcibly Stop action in the Available
Actions section of the Create/Edit Service window. A task that is stopped cannot be resumed. To restart
the execution of a stopped task, you must resubmit the service that is associated with the task.
Procedure
1. On the Tasks tab, select the tasks that you want to stop.
2. Click More Actions > Forcibly Stop.
3. In the Forcibly Stop Task window, click OK.
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