Scheduling a performance data-collection task Performance data-collection tasks

Perform this task to schedule a performance data-collection task for a specified device. After a performance data-collection task has been created, it can be scheduled to run immediately or at a later date and time.

Prerequisites

You must create a performance data-collection task before you can scheduled it to run.

Steps

Perform the following steps to define or change the schedule for a performance data-collection task:

  1. On the IBM Director menu bar, click Task.
  2. On the Task menu, click Scheduler. The Scheduler interface opens.
  3. Click the Task tab. The list of performance collection tasks is displayed in the New Scheduled Job notebook.
  4. Select the performance data-collection task that you want to schedule.
    Note:Note: Schedule a single collection task per job.
  5. Click the Date/Timetab in the New Scheduled Job notebook to set or change the date, time, and job repetition parameters for the selected performance data-collection task.

    You can schedule a job to repeat automatically at a given interval, such as, Every Saturday at 2:00 am or Every month on the 15th. You can also schedule a job for a specific number of repeats, such as, Every Saturday at 2:00 a.m. for the next 6 weeks.

  6. Click OK to save the job and name it.
  7. Right-click on the saved job to display the context menu. You can select one of the following tasks from the menu:
    • Click Execute now to run a scheduled job immediately.
    • Click Delete to delete a scheduled job at any time.
      Note:Note: The job should be inactive.
Result

The IBM Director activates the performance data-collection task on the dates and times specified in the scheduler.

Related topics Performance data-collection tasks

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