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0 */4 * * * . $NCHOME/env.sh;$NCHOME/precision/perl/bin/perl $NCHOME/
precision/dell/scripts/executeTask.pl ESXi_POLL $NCHOME
0 */4 * * * . $NCHOME/env.sh;$NCHOME/precision/perl/bin/perl $NCHOME/
precision/dell/scripts/executeTask.pl DCLM_POLL $NCHOME
0 0 */5 * * . $NCHOME/env.sh;$NCHOME/precision/perl/bin/perl $NCHOME/
precision/dell/scripts/executeTask.pl LICENSE_SYNCH $NCHOME
0 */4 * * * . $NCHOME/env.sh;$NCHOME/precision/perl/bin/perl $NCHOME/
precision/dell/scripts/executeTask.pl EQL_POLL $NCHOME
0 */4 * * * . $NCHOME/env.sh;$NCHOME/precision/perl/bin/perl $NCHOME/
precision/dell/scripts/executeTask.pl MDARRAY_POLL $NCHOME
0 */4 * * *
Minute (0–59) Hour (0–23) Day of Month (1–31) Month (1–12) Day of Week
(0–6), 0=Sunday
To repeat every 10
minutes, you can
change it to */10
/4 — Implies a repeat
pattern of every four
hours.
For License Synch, /5
implies that the repeat
pattern is every five
days at midnight.
3. For servers running Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (RHEL), restart the cron service by running the command:
service crond restart.
4. For servers running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), restart the cron service by running the command:
service cron restart.
Customizing Polling Parameters on Systems Running Windows
To customize the polling parameters for Dell servers running ESXi, Dell Connections License Manager (DCLM), OOB
License Synch, Dell EqualLogic Storage Arrays, and Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays, customize the duration of
tasks in Task Scheduler.
1. Navigate to Start Run and execute the command: taskschd.msc.
2. In the left pane, select Task Scheduler Library.
3. In the right pane, select the following options:
Dell DCLM Polling — For polling DCLM
Dell OOB License synch — For license synchronization
Dell ESXi Polling — For polling ESXi systems
Dell EqualLogic Polling — For polling EqualLogic Storage Arrays
Dell MDStorage Array Polling — For polling Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays
4. Double-click the task, click the Triggers tab, and click Edit.
5. Make the appropriate changes for the required interval in the Settings and Advanced Settings frames.
NOTE: A command window appears for each polling policy, when triggered, and will close automatically once
completed.
Launching Consoles from Dell Polled Events in the Active Event List
To launch consoles from polled events, make sure that the Dell OpenManage Connection Version 2.1 for Netcool/
OMNIbus is installed on the system.
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