HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3 Technical Reference Guide

• Running a scheduled task
• Editing a scheduled task
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▲ Navigating the All Scheduled Tasks page
Creating a task
NOTE: Scheduled task results are retained for 30 days or a maximum of ten results for a given task. Run
Now task results are retained for one day (24 hours). These are default values. To customize these values,
see “Configuring task results settings”.
1. Select a tool from the HP SIM menu. The Select Target Systems page usually appears; however, if
targets are selected before selecting a tool, the Verify Target Systems page appears.
The OS column displays the first 40 characters of the operating system name, with an ellipse at the end
of the name if it is more than 40 characters long. Place your cursor over the name to see the entire
operating system name.
2. Add multiple or single targets:
a. To add targets, you can choose either the Collection option or the Search option, which indicates
the method of target selection, or click Cancel which results in no additions.
Note: You are not allowed to select individual events for targets or filters, so the ability to search
is not available when those selections are made. The two radio options are not present in these
cases.
b. Choosing the Collection option enables you to select targets from the drop-down selection box.
c. If you choose the Search option, the drop-down selection box and View Contents button is
replaced with the Quick Search user interface. Type a Device Name into the Text Field and
then click Search.
Note: If there are Device Names that match the characters typed in the Text Field, a dynamic list
appears with those matches.
d. If you select one of the Device Names displayed in the dynamic list, a System Table containing
the selected system appears below the Quick Search user interface. Items displayed in the Search
Results table are selected (checked) by default and the Apply button is enabled as long as there
is at least one item from the Search Results table selected. Only items that are selected are added
when you click Apply.
Note: The maximum number of Device Names displayed is six. If there are more available matches
a "..." is present at the bottom of the dynamic list. Clicking Search will display all the matches in
the table.
e. If you click Search, a Basic Search using common attributes is performed using the characters
typed into the Text Field. The results appear in the Search Results table below the Quick Search
user interface.
While the search user interface remains open, the Task Wizard retains a reference to the Query
object created to perform the Dynamic Query generation used when performing searches. Each
new search term is added to this Query object and a new Dynamic Query is generated. The
Task Wizard releases its reference to the search Query when you close the search user interface
or by clicking Cancel or Apply.
Note: A barbershop pole appears while Basic Search results load.
After you select the system to add, the Select <item> itself checkbox is selected by default and the
Apply button and View Contents button are enabled. You can choose to click Apply or View Contents.
Note: If you choose to change the selected item in the drop-down selection box, the Select <item>
itself text reflects the change.
Note: If the Select <item> itself checkbox is cleared, the Apply button is disabled.
282 Managing with tasks