Global - Adding a Maintenance Window
Maintenance windows allow organizations to set certain time windows
in which
specific jobs or tasks can
be run
. When Maintenance windows are set for a job or task type,
they can only be overridden by there Network or System Administrators.
A Maintenance window can be added at the System (Global) Level, or at
the Network Level.
You
can now define a window for each activity that can be completed against
a device, thus ensuring that only those activities can only be completed
during that designated window.
To add a scheduled maintenance window,
- From the menu bar, selectTools -> System Administration.
- Next, selectGlobal -> Maintenance Windows.
- ClickAdd.

- Enter aunique name.
- Select aTypefrom the drop-down listing.

- From the next drop down (Window Duration), select the time allocated updates.Time can be allocated in 30 minute increments. As small as a .50 timespan, to an 11.5 hour timespan.
- Next, at the Schedule portion of the window:
- Set theexact dateand time for the run to occur.
- Select arecurring scheduleusing theRun As Recurring seriesoption. When the recurring schedule is selected, the newtime zonedrop-down options are available. Make your selection from the drop-down options. The time zone you select must be theclient's time zone. The new time zone field is propagated with the client time zone automatically when creating a new Maintenance Window or recurring scheduled job.
- ClickOK. The maintenance window closes, and the information is now stored within the Maintenance Windows.