In overview, creating a scheduled job involves the following tasks:
1. Select a file system.
2. Select a job type: Migrate, Purge, Delete Old Files, or Prune.
3. If creating a Delete Old Files or Prune job, select a back-end system.
4. If creating a Delete Old Files and Prune job, set the Age or Expiration Period.
5. Create a named schedule.
6. Create time elements.
7. Add time elements to the Run Times and Black Out Times of the schedule.
8. Assign the schedule to the job.
For each managed file system you can create the following jobs:
◆ One Migrate job
◆ One Purge job
◆ One Delete Old Files job for the Level 1 back-end system and one for the optional Level 2 back-end system
◆ One Prune job for the Level 1 back-end system only Schedules that you create may be assigned to more than one scheduled job and may be used on more than one file system.
How to create a scheduled job
To create a scheduled job:
1. On the tree pane, select the file system that will use the scheduled job.
2. On the View menu, select Schedules.
The Schedules window is displayed with the file system listed in File System.
3. Select the Jobs tab, and in Job Type select a job type to assign to the schedule.
4. (For Delete Old Files and Prune jobs only) In Backend, select the Level 1 or Level 2 back-end system.
This setting only effects Delete Old Files and Prune jobs.
Note:To schedule a Prune job the Level 1 back-end system must be selected. The Assigned Schedule section is not available, and a Prune job cannot be scheduled, if the Level 2 back-end system is selected (or if the file system only has a Level 1 back-end system).
5. (For Delete Old Files and Prune jobs only) Set a number of days:
• Delete Old Files job—in Age (days), set the number of days that must pass, after the deletion of a file from the file system, before the file's data is eligible to be deleted from the selected back-end system.
The default is 365 days. The range is 0 to 999,999 days.
Note:Back-end system data can be used to restore files that are mistakenly deleted from the file system. To maximize this safeguard, set the Age value high to retain back-end data as long as possible.
• For a Prune job, in Expiration Period, set the number of days that must pass, after migration, before a file is pruned.
The default is 365 days. The range is 1 to 999,999 days.
6. Select the Schedules tab, and in the Configured Schedules section click the Create a New Schedule icon.
7. On the Create a New Schedule box, enter a name for the schedule and click OK.
Note:The schedule's name must be unique among all schedules on the file system's host. Use a descriptive name to make the schedule easier to recognize.
8. On the Schedules tab, in the Time Elements section, click the Add a New Time Elementicon to open the Create a New Time Elementwizard.
9. Use the Create a New Time Element wizard to create and save the time elements required for the new schedule.
“Create a new time element” on page 102describe how to use this wizard.
10. Select a time element to add as a runtime for the schedule, and click the Add the Selected Time Elements to the Current Run Timesicon.
Repeat this process to add any other time elements to Run Times.
Note:Blackout times have priority over runtimes. Jobs do not run during time periods in which blackout time segments coincide with runtime segments.
11. Select a time element to add as a blackout time for the schedule, and click the Add the Selected Time Elements to the Current Black Out Timesicon.
Repeat this process to add any other time elements to Black Out Times.
12. Click Save.
The new schedule is added to Configured Schedules.
13. In the Assigned Schedule section, click the Select a Schedule to Useicon.
14. On the Choose a Schedule box, select the name of the schedule you created, and click OK.
The scheduled job is created and is assigned to the file system. It is graphically displayed in the monthly and daily calendars.
Viewing a scheduled job
Scheduled jobs are graphically and textually displayed on the Jobs tab.
To view the Jobs tab for a file system:
1. On the tree pane, select the file system.
2. On the View menu, select Schedules.
The Schedules window is displayed.
3. Select the Jobs tab.
The Jobs tab displays the schedules for each job type in the calendar month section.
4. In Month and Year, select the month and year that you wish to view.
The calendar month displays the selected month.
5. In the calendar month section, click on a day of the month.
The job schedules for that day are graphically portrayed in the day view, and textually displayed in the Time Spans view.
Editing a schedule Editing a schedule involves the following tasks:
◆ Remove all assigned tasks from the schedule.
◆ Remove time elements that need to be changed from the schedule's Run Times and Black Out Times.
◆ Edit time elements and create new time elements.
◆ Add time elements to the schedule's Run Times and Black Out Times.
◆ Save the schedule.
To edit a schedule:
1. On the tree pane, select the file system that uses the schedule.
2. On the View menu, select Schedules.
The Schedules window appears.
3. On the Jobs tab, in the Selected Jobs section, select a Job Type that is assigned to the schedule.
4. In the Assigned Schedule section, click the Revert Back icon.
Repeat steps3and4for each Job Type that is assigned to the schedule.
5. On the Schedules tab, in the Configured Schedules section, select the schedule.
6. In the schedule's Run Times section, select a time element to remove or edit and click Remove.
Repeat this for each time element that you wish to remove or edit.
7. In the schedule's Black Out Times section, select a time element to remove or edit and click Remove.
Repeat this step for each time element to remove or edit.
8. In the Time Elements section, click the Add a New Time Element icon to create a new time element, or select an existing time element and click Edit the Selected Time Element to edit it.
Both actions open the Create a New Time Element wizard. Use the wizard to configure and save the time element as described in
“Create a new time element” on page 102.
Repeat this for each time element to add to the edited schedule.
9. Select a time element to add as a runtime for the schedule, and click the Add the Selected Time Element to the Current Run Timesicon.
Repeat this process to add any other time elements to Run Times.
10. Select a time element to add as a blackout time for the schedule, and click the Add the Selected Time Element to the Current Black Out Timesicon.
Repeat this process to add any other time elements to Black Out Times.
11. Click Save.
The new schedule is added to Configured Schedules and is ready to use.
To complete the schedule a task must be assigned. This is described in
“How to create a scheduled job” on page 96.
Deleting a schedule Deleting a schedule involves the following tasks:
◆ Removing all assigned tasks from the schedule
◆ Deleting the schedule To delete a schedule:
1. On the tree pane, select the file system that uses the schedule.
2. On the View menu, select Schedules.
The Schedules window appears.
3. On the Jobs tab, in the Selected Jobs section, select a job type that is assigned to the schedule.
4. In the Assigned Schedule section, click the Revert Back icon.
Repeat steps3and4for each job type that is assigned to the schedule.
5. On the Schedules tab, in the Configured Schedules section, select the schedule and click the Delete the Selected Schedule icon.
The schedule is deleted.