Configuring schedulable tasks

Schedulable tasks are configured to run on the regularly scheduled basis that you choose. You can configure a task to run on a daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or custom schedule. Schedulable tasks are configured on the WhatsConfigured Task dialog, accessed from the WhatsConfigured Task Library.

To configure a daily task schedule:

1. On the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Configured > Task Library. The WhatsConfigured Task Library appears.
2. Click New. The WhatsConfigured Task dialog appears.
3. Select the Schedule tab.
4. Select Enable this schedule.
5. Under the Interval list, select Daily.
6. Specify the Start Time.
7. 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 run every ___ day, or every weekday at the specified time.

To configure a weekly task schedule:

1. On the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Configured > Task Library. The WhatsConfigured Task Library appears.
2. Click New. The WhatsConfigured Task dialog appears.
3. Select the Schedule tab.
4. Select Enable this schedule.
5. Under the Interval list, select Weekly.
6. Specify the Start Time.
7. 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.

To configure a monthly task schedule:

1. On the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Configured > Task Library. The WhatsConfigured Task Library appears.
2. Click New. The WhatsConfigured Task dialog appears.
3. Select the Schedule tab.
4. Select Enable this schedule.
5. Under the Interval list, select Monthly.
6. Specify the Start Time.
7. 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.
8. 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.

To configure a yearly task schedule:

1. On the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Configured > Task Library. The WhatsConfigured Task Library appears.
2. Click New. The WhatsConfigured Task dialog appears.
3. Select the Schedule tab.
4. Select Enable this schedule.
5. Under the Interval list, select Yearly.
6. Specify the Start Time.
7. 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.

To configure a custom task schedule:

1. On the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Configured > Task Library. The WhatsConfigured Task Library appears.
2. Click New. The WhatsConfigured Task dialog appears.
3. Select the Schedule tab.
4. Select Enable this schedule.
5. Under the Interval list, select Custom.
6. Specify the Start Time.
7. Specify how often the task should be performed. You can select minutes, hours, or days. For example, you can specify that the task run at 2:00:00 AM every 2 days.

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