6.5.1

Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client, navigate to the object for which you want to schedule a task.
2 Select Monitor, and select Tasks & Events.
3 Select Scheduled Tasks from the list on the left.
4 From the Schedule New Task drop-down menu, select the task to schedule.
A wizard opens for the task with (scheduled) appended next to its name. The wizard contains a
Scheduling options page, where you congure the scheduling options for the task. For example, to
schedule taking a virtual machine snapshot, the Take a VM Snapshot wizard (scheduled) opens. In
Scheduling options, you congure the scheduling options for the task, and in Edit , you enter
the properties for the snapshot.
5 In the Scheduling options page, congure the required seings for the task.
a Type a name and a description for the task.
b To congure the scheduling seings for the task, click Change next to Congured Scheduler.
Table 8‑2. Scheduler options
Option Description
Run this action now Runs the scheduled task immediately.
Run this action after startup Runs the task after a certain number of minutes.
Schedule this action to run later Runs the scheduled task at a date and time that you specify.
Setup a recurring schedule for this
action
Runs the scheduled task on a recurring paern.
Hourly 1 Type the number of hours after which to run the task.
2 Type the number of minutes after the hour to run the task.
For example, to start a task at the half-hour mark of every fth
hour, type 5 hours and 30 minutes.
Daily 1 Type the number of days on which to run the task.
2 Type the start time for the task.
For example, to run the task at 2:30 pm every four days, type 4 and
2:30.
Weekly 1 Type the number of weeks on which the task must run.
2 Select the day of the week you want the task to run.
3 Type the start time for the task.
For example, to run the task at 6 am every Tuesday and Thursday,
type 1 week, 6 am, and select Tuesday and Thursday.
Monthly 1 Type the start time for the task.
2 Select the days by using one of the following methods.
n
Type a specic day of the month and the number of
months to run the task. For example, the tenth day every
ve months.
n
Select , second, third, fourth, or last, and select the
day of the week and the number of months to run the task.
last runs the task on the last week in the month that the
day occurs. For example, if you select the last Monday of
the month and the month ends on a Sunday, the task runs
six days before the end of the month.
c Set up email notications and click OK.
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