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About the Task Scheduler Page
To access this page, select Administration > Task Scheduler.
Use the Task Scheduler page to view and manage custom (user-created) tasks in Paragon Pathfinder. You can only view the system tasks that the Path Computation Element (PCE) launches to run scripts; you cannot add, modify, or delete the system tasks.
The system tasks are:
CollectionCleanup: Purges old raw and aggregated analytics data.
ESRollup: Aggregates the collected data from the previous hour.
Tasks You Can Perform
You can perform the following tasks from this page:
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View the list of scheduled and completed tasks, and their details—See Table 1 for information.
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Add tasks—Currently, you can add the following tasks:
Task Group - Bandwidth Management:
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Bandwidth sizing task—See Add a Bandwidth Sizing Task.
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Container Normalization—See Add a Container Normalization Task.
Task Group - Collection Tasks:
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Device Collection—See Add a Device Collection Task.
Task Group - Report Tasks:
- Demand Aging—See Add a Demand Aging Task.
- Demand Reports—See Add a Demand Reports Task.
Task Group - Utility Tasks:
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Network Archive—See Add a Network Archive Task.
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Network Maintenance—See Add a Network Maintenance Task.
- Network Cleanup—See Add a Network Cleanup Task.
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Modify the parameters configured for a task—See Edit and Delete Tasks.
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Delete existing tasks—See Edit and Delete Tasks.
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Show or hide columns displayed on the page—Click the Custom (vertical ellipsis) icon and select Show/Hide Columns. Then, select the check boxes corresponding to the columns that you want to view.
The columns that you selected are displayed on the page.
Field Descriptions
Field |
Description |
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ID |
ID generated for the task. |
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Type |
Type of the task. |
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Name |
Name of the task. For system tasks, the name can be CollectionCleanup or ESRollup Task. |
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Created |
Date (in YYYY:MM:DD format) and time (HH:MM:SS 24-hour format) at which the task was created. |
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Frequency |
Periodicity of the recurrence (Immediately, Once, Minutes, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or Yearly). |
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Repeats |
The number of minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years after which the task is scheduled to recur. This value is displayed only if the recurrence is scheduled. Displays N/A if the task is scheduled to be executed immediately. Displays Never if the task is not scheduled to recur. |
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Starts |
Date (in YYYY:MM:DD format) and time (HH:MM:SS 24-hour format) at which the task starts. |
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Ends |
Date (in YYYY:MM:DD format) and time (HH:MM:SS 24-hour format) at which the task completes. This value is displayed only if you’ve specified the end time for the task. Displays N/A if the task is scheduled to be executed immediately. Displays Never if the task is scheduled to never end. |
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Last Executed |
Date (in YYYY:MM:DD format) and time (HH:MM:SS 24-hour format) at which the task was last executed. |
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Status |
Current status of the task (Running, Scheduled, or Completed). |
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System Task |
Indicates whether the task is a system task (True) or user-created task (False). |