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5 Scheduled Task Configuration
What Is a Scheduled Task
A scheduled task defines a command or a group of commands and when such commands will be
executed. It allows a device to execute specified command(s) at a time when no person is available to
maintain the device.
With a scheduled task configured, the device checks the configured task list every minute; if the device
finds that the time to execute a command is reached, it automatically executes the command.
A scheduled task can be configured in two modes:
z Execute a command at a specified time.
z Execute a command repeatedly at a specified period.
Configuring a Scheduled Task
Configuration Prerequisites
Note the following when configuring a scheduled task:
z The commands in a scheduled task must be in the same view.
z You can specify up to ten commands in one scheduled task. To execute more than ten commands,
you can specify multiple scheduled tasks.
Configuring a Scheduled Task
Specify the time to execute the commands in the task
Follow these steps to configure a scheduled task:
To do… Use the command… Description
Enter system view
system-view
—
Create a scheduled task, and enter
scheduled task view
job
job-name Required
Configure the view where the
specified commands are to be
executed
view
view Required
Execute a
command
repeatedly at a
specified time
time
time-id
{
one-off
|
repeating
}
at
time
[
week-day
week-daylist |
month-date
month-day ]
command
command
Configure a
scheduled task
Execute a
command at a
specified time
time
time-id
at
time date
command
command
Required
Use any of the commands.
Display information about a
scheduled task
display job
[ job-name ]
Available in any view