Create a Job
This page details the process of creating and scheduling automation jobs within the platform. Follow the steps below to create a job:
- To select your client, click the Client/Partner dropdown at the top-left corner of the My Dashboards screen. Either type your client’s name in the search bar or select your client from the list.
- Navigate to Automation > Jobs. Click + ADD. The Add Job screen is displayed.
- In the Add Job screen, enter the following details:
- General details:
- Name: Enter a name for the job.
- Type: Select the type of job.
Note
The process to create the job and the fields in General Details screen is same for all the job type except Network Configuration Backup.
- Select Resources: Select the resources to assign the job. You can also use search or advance search option to filter the devices from the drop-down menu.
- Schedule for the Job: After selecting the resource, you now define a schedule to run job at the desired time.
- None: Does not apply any scheduling to the job.
- One Time: Apply the job to the resources for one time.
- Daily: Apply the job to the resources daily. Configure daily schedule by selecting: Time preference and Starting date.
- Weekly: Apply the job to the resources on a weekly basis. Configure weekly schedule by selecting: Time preference, Starting date, and Days.
- Monthly: Apply the job to the resources monthly wise. Configure this by selecting: Time preference, Starting date, and number of days in a month.
- General details:
- Queue Job: If you enable this, the agent will execute the job as scheduled or run at the next available opportunity and return a response.
- After configuration, click ADD JOBS.
A job is now created, scheduled and applied to selected resources. You can view the list of resources added to the job.
Network Configuration Backup Job
You can create a Network Configuration Backup job to configure network backups to safeguard data and ensure disaster recovery.
The following table details the configuration fields required to create a Network Configuration Backup job.
Field | Description |
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Configuration Files To Be Backed Up | Options are: Startup Configuration - Startup configuration files are used during system startup to configure the software. Running Configuration - Running configuration files contain the current configuration of the software, which can be altered temporarily without affecting the saved configuration that will be loaded upon the next system restart. |
Version Saved | Options are: All Versions - Saves each configuration snapshot. Save versions with changes only - Saves only configuration snapshots with changes. |
Generate Alerts | Generate configuration alerts. Options are: On changes to startup configuration On changes to running configuration |
Backup Trigger | Select the checkbox to configure backup trigger for a configuration change in SNMP Trap. |