To define a new administrative command schedule, complete the following fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel to end the task.
Enter the 1 to 30 character name of the schedule to be defined.
Example: weekly_backup
Enter the administrative command that you would like to schedule.
Example: "backup stgpool archivepool recoverypool"
Select whether the defined administrative command is eligible for processing.
The settings for Active are:
Yes | Specifies that the defined administrative command is eligible for processing. |
No | Specifies that the defined administrative command is not eligible for processing.. |
Enter a 1 to 255 character description of the schedule. This parameter is optional.
Enter the priority value for a schedule. The default is 5.
Enter the date for the beginning of the window in which the schedule is first processed.
Possible values for the start date:
Value | Description | Example |
mm/dd/yyyy | A specific date. | 09/15/1999 |
Today | The current date. | Today |
Today+days or +days | The current date plus additional days. The maximum number of days you can enter is 9999.
Example: To specify that the beginning of the initial startup window is 3 days from now, you can enter STARTDATE=TODAY+3 or STARTDATE=+3. |
Today +3 or +3 |
Enter the time for the beginning of the window in which the schedule is first processed.
Possible values for the start time:
Value | Description | Example |
hh:mm:ss | A specific time. | 10:30:08 |
Now | The current time. | Now |
Now+hh:mm:ss or +hh:mm | The current time plus hours and minutes specified. | Now +02:00 or +2:00 Example: If you define a schedule at 5:00 with STARTTIME=NOW+2:00 or STARTTIME=+2:00, the beginning of the startup window is at 7:00. |
Now-hh:mm:ss or -hh:mm | The current time minus hours and minutes specified. | Now -02:00 or -2:00 Example: If you define a schedule at 5:00 with STARTTIME=NOW-2:00 or STARTTIME=-2:00, the beginning of the startup window is at 3:00. |
Enter the number of units that define the length of the startup window. The default is 1.
Select the time unit used to determine the duration of the window in which the schedule can start. The default is Hours.
Hours | The duration of the window is defined in hours. |
Minutes | The duration of the window is defined in minutes. |
Days | The duration of the window is defined in days. |
Indefinite | The startup window has an indefinite duration. The schedule can run any time after the scheduled start time, until the schedule expires. Example: You cannot set the duration units to indefinite unless you also set the period units to one time. |
Enter the length of time between startup windows for this schedule. The default is 1.
Select the time unit used to determine the period between startup windows for this schedule. The default is Days.
Days | The time between startup windows for the schedule is in days. |
Hours | The time between startup windows for the schedule is in hours. |
Weeks | The time between startup windows for the schedule is in weeks. |
Months | The time between startup windows for the schedule is in months. |
Years | The time between startup windows for the schedule is in years. |
Onetime | The schedule processes only once. This value overrides the value specified for Period. |
Select the day of the week on which the startup window begins. The default is Any.
Any | The startup window can begin on any day of the week. |
Weekday | The startup window can begin on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday. |
Weekend | The startup window can begin on Saturday or Sunday. |
Sunday | The startup window begins on Sunday. |
Monday | The startup window begins on Monday. |
Tuesday | The startup window begins on Tuesday. |
Wednesday | The startup window begins on Wednesday. |
Thursday | The startup window begins on Thursday. |
Friday | The startup window begins on Friday. |
Saturday | The startup window begins on Saturday. |
Enter the date on which this schedule is no longer used. The default is Never.
Possible values for Expiration are:
Never | The schedule never expires. |
Expiration date | The date on which this schedule is no longer used, in MM/DD/YYYY format. If you specify an expiration date, the schedule expires at 23:59:59 on the specified date. |