Avocent DSView - Adding Tasks Using the Add Task Wizard

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d. Click on the calendar button or the field to the left of the calendar button and select a date
to begin running the task. To use the calendar:
• Click on the year and select a year from the drop-down menu that will appear.
• Click on the month name and select a month from the drop-down menu that will appear.
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Use the arrows at the top of the calendar to move forward and backward by month.
• Click on a day in the calendar to close the calendar and fill the field to the left of the
calendar with the date you have selected.
To run a task monthly:
1. From the Select When to Run the Task window, click Monthly. Click Next.
2. The Specify Monthly Schedule window will open.
a. Select the hour, minute and AM or PM from the drop-down menus to select the time to
begin running the task.
b. Click Day and select the day of the month to run the task using the drop-down menu.
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Click The and select a week and a day of the week to run the task using the drop-down
menus. For example, if you wish to run the task each second Tuesday of the month, select
second from the first drop-down menu and Tuesday from the second drop-down menu.
c. Select the month to run the task from the list box. Multiple months may be selected by
pressing
Ctrl while clicking on the days.
d. Click on the calendar button or the field to the left of the calendar button and select a date
to begin running the task. To use the calendar:
• Click on the year and select a year from the drop-down menu that will appear.
• Click on the month name and select a month from the drop-down menu that will
appear or use the arrows at the top of the calendar to move forward and backward
by month.
• Click on a day in the calendar to close the calendar and fill the field to the left of the
calendar with the date you have selected.
Adding tasks using the Add Task Wizard
Tasks may only be added by DSView software administrators.
Task: Backup DSView database and system files
This task creates a compressed .zip file containing a backup of your DSView software system. The
backup file contains everything necessary to fully restore the DSView software hub server. The
backup file is named dsviewBackup.zip by default, but you may also append the date and time to
the end of the backup filename.