User's Manual

Managing Maintenance Windows
Inventory Management 5-61
Modifying a Maintenance Window
An administrator can update or cancel the maintenance window in the Confirmed and In Progress states.
To edit a maintenance window, perform the following steps:
1. Access the Maintenance Window dialog box.
2. Click Edit to display the Update Maintenance Window and edit the existing settings
3. Modify the settings as follows:
a. Optional. Click the Name field and enter a new name.
b. Optional. Click the Reason field and enter a reason to update the maintenance window.
c. In the Time Options section, click the Start Date and End Date pull-down menus, respectively
, to
set a new start and end date for the maintenance time frame. If the maintenance window is already
in progress, then only the end time can be changed.
Note You cannot modify the Start Date for an in-progress maintenance window.
4. Click Next to check for possible conflicts with ongoing sessions
5. In the Blocking Sessions section, all Running sessions display during the specified maintenance period.
6. Select the Acknowledge blocking sessions check box to proceed with the creation and ignore those
sessions.
7. Click Finish to complete the update.
8. Verify the new start and end date, and click OK to exit the dialog box.
An email notification will be sent out to all to indicate the time changes associated with the maintenance
window.
Canceling the Maintenance Window
To cancel the maintenance window, perform the following steps:
1. Access the Maintenance Window dialog box.
2. Select the maintenance window to cancel, and click Cancel to close the window.
Email notifications will be sent out and the entry is deleted.
3. Click OK exit the dialog box.
An email notification will be sent out to all administrators or the window cancellation.