Users Guide

Deployment Wizard Step 6: Scheduling Jobs
Schedule sets the schedule for the deployment job. There are several options of when to run the deployment job: immediately,
schedule the deployment job to run on a selected date and time, hold deployment job and manually start it.
To set up scheduling:
1. Determine when to run a deployment job by entering a date and time:
a. Click Schedule server(s) for deployment.
b. Use the calendar control to select the date.
c. Enter the time of day:
● Immediately: Click Deploy server(s) now.
● Postpone job: Click Create deployment job.
● Put on hold: With this option, only the schedule can be modified and all other deployment job options cannot be
changed.
2. Enter a Job Name and Job Description.
3. Click Finish.
4. Now that the deployment wizard is complete, you can manage deployment jobs using the Job Queue.
5. To display a list of non-compliant servers that must have a firmware update before the wizard can be completed, click
Non-Compliant Servers.
Related Tasks:
● Managing Deployment Jobs Using Deployment JobQueue
Understanding Job Queue
The Job Queue manages server deployment and inventory retrieval jobs, such as:
● Displaying the submitted server deployment jobs.
● Refreshing the Deployment Jobs or Inventory/Warranty History queues.
● Scheduling an inventory job to update the Dell server attributes found in the current vCenter.
● Purging the deployment job queue entries.
● Managing firmware updates for clusters and databases.
NOTE:
To make sure the inventory/warranty contains up-to-date information, schedule the inventory/warranty job to run a
minimum of once a week. The inventory/warranty job consumes minimal resources and does not degrade host performance.
Tasks on this page include:
● Managing Deployment Jobs Using Deployment Job Queue
● Running Inventory Jobs
● Modifying An Inventory Job Schedule
● Viewing Firmware Update Status for Clusters and Datacenters
Managing Deployment Jobs Using The Deployment Job Queue
To manage deployment jobs using the deployment job queue:
1. From the Dell Management Center, select Job Queue > Deployment Jobs.
2. To update Deployment Jobs Details, click Refresh.
3. To display a Deployment Job Details dialog, which contains detailed information on the servers included in the deployment
job, click Details. This displays the following details:
● Service tag
● iDRAC IP address
● Server status
● If any warnings occurred
● Deployment job details
● Start and End time
58
Hardware Prerequisites