HP Firewall Scheduling jobs

Task Command Remarks

	•	Schedule a reboot to occur at a specific time
		and date:
Schedule a reboot.		schedule reboot at hh:mm [ date ]
	•	Schedule a reboot to occur after a delay:
		schedule reboot delay { hh:mm mm }

Use either command.

The scheduled reboot function is disabled by default.

Changing any clock setting can cancel the reboot schedule.

Scheduling jobs

You can schedule a job to automatically run a command or a set of commands without administrative interference. The commands in a job are polled every minute. When the scheduled time for a command is reached, the job automatically executes the command. If a confirmation is required while the command is running, the system automatically enters Y or Yes. If characters are required, the system automatically enters a default character string or an empty character string when no default character string is available.

Job configuration approaches

You can configure jobs in a non-modular or modular approach. Use the non-modular approach for a one-time command execution and use non-modular approach for complex maintenance work.

Table 18 A comparison of non-modular and modular approaches

Comparison item	Scheduling a job in the non-modular
	approach

Scheduling a job in the modular approach

Configuration method	Configure all elements in one command.	Separate job, view, and time settings.
Can multiple jobs be	No.	Yes.
configured?
	No.	Yes.
Can a job have multiple	If you use the schedule job command	You can use the time command in job
commands?	multiple times, the most recent	view to configure commands to be
	configuration takes effect.	executed at different time points.
	User view and system view. In the
Supported views	schedule job command, shell represents	All views. In the time command,
	user view, and system represents system	monitor represents user view.
	view.
Supported commands	Commands in user view and system	Commands in all views.
	view.
Can a job be executed	No.	Yes.
multiple times?
Can a job be saved?	No.	Yes.

Configuration guidelines

•To have a job successfully run a command, make sure the specified view and command are valid. The system does not verify their validity.

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