Scheduler

Requirements

Linux Control Center = 2.12.X or higher

Overview

• The Schedule feature in the Linux Control Center platform provides a robust time automation capability. This feature allows you to schedule precise operations for individual Hosts, Host Groups or Workflow execution.

• The scheduling options cover all LCC Actions for single or recurring events, providing flexibility in the scheduling format.

Objective

This document aims to demonstrate the step-by-step process for creating a schedule in Linux Control Center.

Create a Schedule

1. Access the Schedule screen in the left side menu.

1. Click Create.

1. Fill in the Name field to identify the schedule.

Action Selection

1. The first step is to select which Action will be executed in the schedule.

Only one action can be executed per schedule, and only one of the three options among Host/Host Group, Discover, Workflow, Reports can be selected at a time.

If it is necessary to execute more than one action in a single schedule, you must create a Workflow flow and schedule its execution for the desired time.

Hosts / Host Groups

1. Check the first option to run an LCC Action on a Host or Host Group.

1. At least 1 Host or a Host Group must be selected.

2. It is also possible to run on an individual Host or Host Group simultaneously.

1. Choose the Action you want to run on the schedule.

Discover

1. Check the Discover option if you want to schedule the execution of a pre-configured Discover. This schedule allows you to run only 1 Discover.

Workflow

1. Click Workflow to schedule the execution of a pre-configured Workflow.

Reports

1. Click Reports to choose which pre-configured Report will be created in the schedule.

Schedule Type

• This step defines how many times and at what time the schedule will be executed.

Once

• With this type of schedule, the Action will be executed only once and the schedule will remain saved in the LCC Console.

1. Check the One Time option to execute only once.

1. Enter the Time you want to execute in the Hour field. (24-hour format)

2. Enter the Minute you want to execute in the Minute field. (0 to 59)

1. Enter the day of the Month on which you want to execute the action in the Date field.

Repeatedly

• The Repeatedly scheduling type allows execution according to the 3 options below;

Every Minute

1. Check the Minute box and enter how many minutes the Action will be executed. This way, the action will be executed every X minutes defined. (1 to 59)

Daily

• This type of schedule executes the Action only once a day, at the configured time.

1. Enter the Hour of the day you want to execute the Action in the Hour field. (24-Hour Format)

2. Enter the Minute of the hour you want to execute the Action in the Minutes field. (0 to 59)

Advanced

• If you want the Action to be executed daily, just leave the Day of Week field blank(*)

• If you want the Action to be executed monthly, just leave the Month field blank(*)

• This type of scheduling allows the action to be executed every Day of the Week, Day of the Month or every Month.

  

1. Select the day of the week on which the Action will always be executed in the Day of Week field.

1. Select the day of the month on which the Action will always be executed in the Day of Month field.

1. Select the month on which the Action will always be executed in the Month field.

Save and Enable or Disable Schedule

1. Click Save to create the schedule.

1. The screen of created schedules displays some information;

Enabled/Disable: Indicates whether the schedule is enabled or disabled. Repeat: Indicates that the schedule will occur periodically according to the date entered. Last Run at: Date of the last execution of the schedule. Created at: Date of creation of the schedule. Updated at: Date of the last change to the schedule.

1. Click on the created schedule.

1. The Enable Schedule field allows you to Enable and/or Disable the Schedule. When Enabling, the schedule will be executed automatically according to the configuration.

1. It is also possible to Delete a schedule permanently by clicking the Delete button.