Scheduling Auto Discovery Jobs

Auto Discovery jobs can be scheduled and then rescheduled. By storing all Auto Discovery jobs that have be created for each network, you are able to select and schedule any existing job. All settings for the stored jobs are saved, and can be edited. For more information, see Edit Auto Discovery Jobs.
To schedule and submit an Auto Discovery job for approval,
  1. From the menu bar toolbar, select
    Tools
    ->
    System Administration.
    The System Administration window opens.
  2. In the navigation pane, expand the
    Networks folder
    .
  3. Click
    Auto Discovery
    .
  4. Click
    Schedule.
    The Schedule Auto Discovery Job window opens.
The Schedule Job Tab
The Schedule Job tab is divided into two sections:
  • Job Details
  • Schedule Job
There are also two tabs,
Schedule Job
and
Notification.
Schedule Job - Job Details
 
      
The following fields are available when scheduling a job. The required fields are identified by an asterisk (*).
Field
Description
Job Name
Required Field. The job name is how you refer to the job in the job history.
Job Owner
System generated, from the user creating the job
Job Description
Optional. Comment area for outlining job significance and other details that other users may find helpful during a review of the job history and tasks.
Priority Setting
Priority Setting priority allows the job to run ahead of other scheduled jobs, depending on the prioritized setting. Priority settings are: Low, Medium, and High. The default is Medium. If you are running a cut-through the priority must be High.
The priority setting affects the job execution between the device server and the network device.
   

Schedule Job  
When the
recurring schedule
is selected, the new time zone drop-down options are available. Make your selection from the drop-down options. The time zone you select must be the
client's time zone.
The new time zone field will be propagated with the client time zone automatically when creating a new Maintenance Window or recurring scheduled job.
The following fields are available when scheduling a job.
Field
Description
Run in next maintenance window
Setting allowing the job to run in the next maintenance window
Run upon approval
Setting allowing the job to run as soon as the job is approved. If you have job approval permissions, when you schedule the job you can also approve it to run immediately.
Run upon operator initiation
Will run when the operator designates the activity
Run at scheduled date/time
Used to set a specific date and time the job will run. This allows you to run jobs when best for your network, or based on planned network changes.
Run as recurring series
Used for pushing updates to the network automatically. Not only allowing you to set the start date, but also the end date for a limited time-span and frequency. If necessary, the update can be set to never end. This option allows the updates to continue, unless manually canceled in the Scheduler.
R
ecurring Options:
  - Frequency (Hourly, Weekly, Monthly)   - Start Time   - End Time   - Interval (Set by hours) The recurring updates do not change unless updated in the Scheduler.
The
Approve & Submit
button, located on the bottom of all tabs, can be used when adequate permissions have been granted. When clicked, the job is immediately sent to the scheduler, based on the defined settings.
  1. Enter the information needed in the
    Job Details
    section.
  2. Make your selections in the
    Notifications
    tab.
  3. Make your selections in the
    Schedule Job
    section, then click the appropriate button (
    Approve & Submit
    or
    Submit
    ) at the bottom of the window.