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How to Schedule Tasks

This task describes how to schedule tasks.

  1. Prerequisite: Make sure the following applies:

    1. Your Operations Connector is configured to work with OMi by using the bsmc-conf tool.

    2. The certificate request is approved on the OMi side.

    3. Your Operations Connector is set up as a connected server in OMi.

  2. In the Operations Connector user interface, click Create in the toolbar, then click Event > Scheduled Task Scheduled Task. The scheduled task policy editor opens. 

    Alternatively, double-click an existing scheduled task policy to edit it.

  3. In the Properties page, define information that is related to the policy itself (for example, the name and description of the policy).

  4. In the Task page, specify the command or script that you want to run.

  5. In the Schedule page, configure the schedule according to which the command or script should run.

    If you do not configure a schedule, the command or script runs every minute.

  6. In the Start Event, Success Event, and Failure Event pages, design the start, success, or failure events that you want to receive.

  7. Click Save and Close to save the policy and close the editor.

  8. Optional. If the list of policies does not refresh automatically in the Operations Connector user interface, click Refresh in the toolbar.

Related topics

Configuring Scheduled Task Policy Properties

Configuring Tasks in Scheduled Task Policies

Configuring Schedules in Scheduled Task Policies

Configuring Events in Scheduled Task Policies