Understanding scheduled jobs

The Adaptec Storage Manager job scheduler allows you to run lengthy operations at a convenient time. To schedule a snapshot, for example, you perform the standard set of steps. Then, in the last step, you can choose to run the job immediately or to schedule it for another time.

You can run the job once, at a particular date and time, or make it a recurring job. If the job is recurring, it runs on a regular basis according to the schedule you choose: hourly, the same time each day, the same time each week, or the same time each month.

The Schedule Manager is a tool that you can use to view job properties and manage scheduled jobs. It allows you to:

Start time validation

When you schedule a job, it executes on the management service machine. If the management service determines that the job is scheduled in the past, it will reject the job. To run the job, you must select a different date and time.

Missed start times

If a non-recurring job misses its start time (due to a power outage, for example), you must create and schedule a new job. If a recurring job misses its start time, it runs at the next scheduled interval.

An example

A recurring job runs every Monday at 1:00 AM. The management service machine is powered off at that time. When you restart the management service, the job runs the following Monday at 1:00 AM.

Error conditions

When a scheduled job does not run successfully, the Schedule Manager: For recurring jobs, only the last status is displayed. Status for earlier jobs remains in the event log.

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