User guide

Controlling and Provisioning Network Devices Scheduling and Controlling Provisioning Tasks
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In this form, the user can double-click on the specific task and get details of the status of the task. (This is especially useful if
the task as failed, as seen in the figure.) The user also has the following options for the specific task(s) that are chosen:
• Download - Download the file onto the device. (Software Download only).
• Apply New Images - Load the files onto the device so that the device is running with the files (Software Download only).
• Make Preferred - For a file, make it the Preferred file for the device (Software Download only).
• Revert - Go back to the device state before the task was executed (Software Download only - this includes all tasks
necessary to get the device back to the state it was in before the software download).
• Show Commands - shows the commands (and error messages) for the device that are used for the task.
• Abort - If the task is running, stops the task.
If the task is not currently being performed the user can select Modify Schedule to change the time or Delete Task.
If the user had chosen Hold or Schedule for the task, the task is placed in the Task table; the user can select Tools -> View
Tasks from the main menu and see the task in the View Tasks Form (explained in 5.8.3).
5.8.2 Recurring
When a task can be performed on a recurring basis, the Recurring Schedule form appears, as shown in the following figure.
FIGURE 5-232
The user still has the option of performing he task with the Now, Hold, or One Time option, but can also choose Recurring
and then select recurring options (time and then the weekly or monthly recurrence). The task is then added to the View
Tasks Form, explained below.