6.5.1

Table 8‑1. Scheduled Tasks
Scheduled Task Description
Add a host Adds the host to the specied data center or cluster.
Change the power state of a virtual
machine
Powers on, powers o, suspends, or resets the state of the virtual machine.
Change cluster power seings Enable or disable DPM for hosts in a cluster.
Change resource seings of a resource pool
or virtual machine
Changes the following resource seings:
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CPU – Shares, Reservation, Limit.
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Memory – Shares, Reservation, Limit.
Check compliance of a prole Checks that a host's conguration matches the conguration specied in a
host prole.
Clone a virtual machine Makes a clone of the virtual machine and places it on the specied host or
cluster.
Create a virtual machine Creates a new virtual machine on the specied host.
Deploy a virtual machine Creates a new virtual machine from a template on the specied host or
cluster.
Migrate a virtual machine Migrate a virtual machine to the specied host or datastore by using
migration or migration with vMotion.
Make a snapshot of a virtual machine Captures the entire state of the virtual machine at the time the snapshot is
taken.
Scan for Updates Scans templates, virtual machines, and hosts for available updates.
This task is available only when vSphere Update Manager is installed.
Remediate Installs missing patches from the baselines selected for remediation on the
hosts discovered during the scan operation and applies the newly
congured seings.
This task is available only when vSphere Update Manager is installed.
You create scheduled tasks by using the Scheduled Task wizard. For some scheduled tasks, this wizard
opens the wizard used specically for that task. For example, if you create a scheduled task that migrates a
virtual machine, the Scheduled Task wizard opens the Migrate Virtual Machine wizard, which you use to set
up the migration details.
Scheduling one task to run on multiple objects is not possible. For example, you cannot create one scheduled
task on a host that powers on all virtual machines on that host. You must create a separate scheduled task
for each virtual machine.
After a scheduled task runs, you can reschedule it to run again at another time.
Create a Scheduled Task
You can create scheduled tasks for operations that you want to run automatically once or at a recurring
interval.
If the task to schedule is not available in the vSphere Web Client, use the vSphere API. See the vSphere SDK
Programming Guide.
C Do not schedule multiple tasks simultaneously on the same object. The results are unpredictable.
Prerequisites
Required privilege: Schedule Task.Create tasks
vCenter Server and Host Management
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