C H A P T E R 19 Scheduling Maintenance Jobs; Scheduling Guidelines; Configuring The Command Scheduler - Cisco AP776A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5020 Configuration Manual

Configuring the Command Scheduler

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Scheduling Guidelines

Before scheduling jobs on a Cisco MDS switch, be aware of the following guidelines:
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Configuring the Command Scheduler
To configure the command scheduler, follow these steps:
Enable the scheduler.
Step 1
Authorize remote user access (optional).
Step 2
Define the job.
Step 3
Specify the schedule and assign jobs to the schedule.
Step 4
Step 5 Specify the time for the schedule(s).
Step 6 Verify the scheduled configuration.
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– Monthly—The job is executed once a month.
Delta—The job is executed beginning at the specified start time and thereafter at user-specified
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intervals (days:hours:minutes).
One-time mode—The job is executed once at a user-specified time.
Prior to Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.0(3), only users local to the switch could perform scheduler
configuration. As of Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.0(3), remote users can perform job scheduling
using AAA authentication.
Be aware that the scheduled job can fail if it encounters one of the following situations when
executing the job:
If the license has expired for a feature at the time when a job containing commands pertaining
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to that feature is scheduled.
If a feature is disabled at the time when a job containing commands pertaining to that feature is
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scheduled.
If you have removed a module from a slot and the job has commands pertaining to the interfaces
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for that module or slot.
Verify that you have configured the time. The scheduler does not have any default time configured.
If you create a schedule and assign job(s) and do not configure the time, that schedule is not
launched.
While defining a job, verify that no interactive or disruptive commands (for example, copy
bootflash: file ftp: URI, write erase, and other similar commands) are specified as part of a job
because the job is executed noninteractively at the scheduled time.
Enabling the Command Scheduler, page 19-3
Configuring Remote User Authentication, page 19-3
Defining a Job, page 19-4
Chapter 19 Scheduling Maintenance Jobs
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