Monitoring and maintaining the system
Do the following when adding or editing a task:
1
If you are adding a new task, then select a task to schedule.
2
Edit the description of the task, and then click Next.
3
If you are adding or editing a script task, then select whether to associate the scheduled script with a device group
or software client group to access the local solution settings of that group:
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To associate the script with a device group, click DeviceGroup, and then click Next.
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To associate the script with a software client group, click SftClientGroup, and then click Next.
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To schedule the script without associating it with a device group or software client group, click None, and then
click Next.
4
Continue configuring the selected task:
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If you are adding or editing a discovery or policy update task, then select the device groups for which the task
is performed, and then click Next.
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If you are adding or editing a script task, then do the following:
a
Select the device group or software client group for which the task is performed, and then click Next.
Note: You can only select one device group or software client group for a script task.
b
Select the solution that contains the script you want to run.
c
Select the script to run, and then click Next.
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If you are adding or editing a report task, then select and configure the report to run, and then click Next.
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If you are adding or editing a backup and restore task, then type the Backup Share Path and the credentials
required to access the specified share, and then click Next.
5
Configure the date, time, and frequency information for the task.
6
Click Finish.
Configuring the confirmation page
When a job is completed, a confirmation is automatically delivered through a printout or e‑mail message unless it is
disabled within a particular solution. These settings determine the type of confirmation, how it appears, and, if it is an
e‑mail message, to whom it is sent.
1
Click the Services tab.
2
Select Confirm from the Services list.
3
Select Parameters from the Tasks list.
4
Select the lowest level of messages to include in confirmations:
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debug—This includes detailed messages used to diagnose problems, as well as other lower message levels than
this level.
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info—This includes messages that indicate successful job activities, as well as other lower message levels than
this level.
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warn—This includes messages that indicate potential problems, as well as other lower message levels than this
level.
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error—This includes messages that indicate unsuccessful job activities, as well as other lower message levels
than this level.
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fatal—This includes only messages that indicate complete failure of jobs.
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