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8 Automatic Scheduling
In order to have Amanda change certain mailbox settings automatically, you’ll need to
create schedules to perform each action. This is done under Amanda Portal Station’s
Auto Scheduler. In most cases, mailbox 990 and 991’s greetings change from day mode
to night mode and back to day mode based on the time of the day, and the day of the
week. In order for Amanda Portal to make these scheduled changes Auto Scheduler
records need to be created with in the “Auto Scheduler” screen (as shown in figure 46).
Figure 46
Automatic schedules are created to make changes to mailbox settings or to perform other
periodic tasks, such as making an outbound call, such as a wakeup call, either once or on
a schedule. With Amanda Portal, you can schedule a lot more than just simple mailbox
settings. The following examples show how to create schedules to change greetings, or
other mailbox settings such as do not disturb. Keep in mind that Amanda portal is a very
powerful product and you can schedule just about anything. Another reason to create
schedules are for holidays.
Installers familiar with other Amanda products such as [e-mail]/Place,
[e-mail]/DOS or [e-mail]/Windows will be familiar with
most of the settings on the auto scheduler screen, with some exceptions.
Tech Tip: Each mailbox can have an unlimited number of Auto Schedule records.