Configuring task schedules

To configure a daily task schedule:

1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Admin > Tasks. The Task Library dialog appears.
2. Select New. The Select Web Task Type dialog appears.
3. Select a task type from the list and click OK. The New WhatsUp Gold Task dialog appears.
4. Enter the appropriate information:
   • Name. Enter a name for the task. This name displays in the Task Library.
   • Description. (Optional) Enter additional information for the task. This description displays next to the monitor in the Task Library.
5. Select Enable this schedule.
6. Select Daily from the Interval list.
7. Specify the Start Time.
8. Specify how often the task should be performed. For example, if you want the task to run every other day, specify that the task should repeat every 2 days. You can select to have the task every ___ day (s), or every week day(s) at the specified time.
9. Click OK to save changes.

To configure a weekly task schedule:

1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Admin > Tasks. The Task Library dialog appears.
2. Select New. The Select Web Task Type dialog appears.
3. Select a task type from the list and click OK. The New WhatsUp Gold Task dialog appears.
4. Enter the appropriate information:
   • Name. Enter a name for the task. This name displays in the Task Library.
   • Description. (Optional) Enter additional information for the task. This description displays next to the monitor in the Task Library.
5. Select Enable this schedule.
6. Select Weekly from the Interval list.
7. Specify the Start Time.
8. Specify how often the task should be performed. For example, if you want the task to run to run every other week during the work week, specify that the task run every 2 weeks and select Monday through Friday.
9. Click OK to save changes.

To configure a monthly task schedule:

1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Admin > Tasks. The Task Library dialog appears.
2. Select New. The Select Web Task Type dialog appears.
3. Select a task type from the list and click OK. The New WhatsUp Gold Task dialog appears.
4. Enter the appropriate information:
   • Name. Enter a name for the task. This name displays in the Task Library.
   • Description. (Optional) Enter additional information for the task. This description displays next to the monitor in the Task Library.
5. Select Enable this schedule.
6. Select Monthly from the Interval list.
7. Specify the Start Time.
8. Specify the day of the month the task should run. You can select a numerical date, such as the 15th, or a generic date, such as the third Wednesday.
9. Specify how often the task should be performed. For example, if you want the task to run every other month, specify that the task repeat every 2 months.
10. Click OK to save changes.

To configure a yearly task schedule:

1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Admin > Tasks. The Task Library dialog appears.
2. Select New. The Select Web Task Type dialog appears.
3. Select a task type from the list and click OK. The New WhatsUp Gold Task dialog appears.
4. Enter the appropriate information:
   • Name. Enter a name for the task. This name displays in the Task Library.
   • Description. (Optional) Enter additional information for the task. This description displays next to the monitor in the Task Library.
5. Select Enable this schedule.
6. Select Yearly from the Interval list.
7. Specify the Start Time.
8. Specify the day and month the task should run. You can select a month with a numerical date, such as the June 1st, or a generic date with a month, such as the first Friday of June.
9. Click OK to save changes.

To configure a custom task schedule:

1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Admin > Tasks. The Task Library dialog appears.
2. Select New. The Select Web Task Type dialog appears.
3. Select a task type from the list and click OK. The New WhatsUp Gold Task dialog appears.
4. Enter the appropriate information:
   • Name. Enter a name for the task. This name displays in the Task Library.
   • Description. (Optional) Enter additional information for the task. This description displays next to the monitor in the Task Library.
5. Select Enable this schedule.
6. Select Custom from the Interval list.
7. Specify the Start Time.
8. Specify how often the task should be performed. You can select seconds, minutes, hours, or days. For example, you can specify that the task run every two hours starting at 2:57:59 AM.
9. Click OK to save changes.

To disable an existing task:

1. From the web interface, go to Admin > Tasks. The Task Library dialog appears.
2. Select the desired task, then click Edit. The New/Edit WhatsUp Gold Web Task dialog appears.
3. Select Enable this Schedule to disable the current task.
4. Click OK to save changes.

See Also Using the Task Library Using the Task Library Create/Edit a WhatsUp Gold task