HP Device Manager 4.6 Administrator Guide

Table 4-2 Task status icons (continued)
The task is being sending from HPDM Server through HPDM Gateway to the device and is waiting for a
reply.
Failed / Timeout
The task has failed or timed out. (If the task is not complete after finite time, the status of the task will be
displayed as Timeout. The error code of the status is 0.)
Ready
The task is executed and waiting for the user’s operation.
Paused
The task has been paused.
Cancelled
The task has been cancelled.
Waiting
The task has been scheduled for sending at a later time, and has not been sent yet.
Processing
The task has been accepted by the device and is being processed.
Task parameters
In HPDM, a task is a combination of a template, an execution schedule, and a list of target devices.
The HPDM Console lists tasks in two groups: Manual Tasks and Rule Tasks. Manual tasks are
created directly with the HPDM Console and rule tasks are created indirectly using rules.
You can set task parameters by selecting Tools > Configuration from the HPDM Console’s menu bar
to display the Configuration Management dialog box, then expanding the Task Parameters item in the
left-hand tree pane.
The Task Parameters item consists of two sub-items: Valid Time and Timeout and Write Filter, WOL
and Task Deferment. These are described in the following sections.
Manual tasks
Every time you apply a template to a set of devices the Task Editor appears and you create a task.
The Task Editor includes the Contents tab of the Template Editor. It also contains three additional
tabs: Valid Time, Timeout & WOL, Target Device List, and Schedule & Batch Control.
Valid Time, Timeout & WOL
On the Valid Time, Timeout & WOL tab of the Task Editor, you can set the Use Valid Sending Time to
specify an expiration time for task. If the task has not already begun by the specified time, it will not
be started.
Exclude Working Hours allows you to delay a task until a time outside of the specified working hours
for the target devices.
If a task keeps processing longer than the Execution Timeout, it will enter a timeout status and the
HPDM Server will try to determine if the task is dead on the target device.
The WOL before task option makes it possible to wake up a target device before sending a task to it.
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