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• 0 */4 * * * . $NCHOME/env.sh;$NCHOME/precision/perl/bin/perl $NCHOME/
precision/dell/scripts/executeTask.pl MDARRAY_POLL $NCHOME
Table 20. Polling parameter formats and descriptions
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.
Configuring polling parameters on systems running
Windows
To configure the polling parameters for Dell OEM devices, Dell servers, or workstations running ESXi, Dell
Connections License Manager (DCLM), OOB License Synch, Dell EqualLogic PS-Series Storage Arrays,
Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays, and S-Series switches, 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 ESXi OEM Polling— For polling OEM servers running ESXi
• Dell DCLM Polling — For polling DCLM
• Dell OOB License synch — For license synchronization
• Dell ESXi Polling — For polling Dell devices running ESXi
• Dell EqualLogic Polling — For polling EqualLogic PS-Series Storage Arrays
• Dell MD Storage Array Polling — For polling Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays
• Dell S-Series Switch Polling — For polling Dell S-Series switches
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.
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