HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Update 2 Technical Reference Guide

Deleting a scheduled task
Deleting a task removes the task and its associated task instances from the All Scheduled Tasks page and
the system .
CAUTION: If you delete a task, the task is permanently deleted from the database and cannot be restored.
NOTE: You cannot delete system delivered (default) tasks.
To delete a scheduled task:
1. Select Tasks & Logs→View All Scheduled Tasks.
2. Select a task from the All Scheduled Tasks list.
3. Click Delete.
Note: If an instance of the task is running, a message appears stating that you must stop the running
task instance before the task can be deleted.
Related topics
• Navigating the All Scheduled Tasks page
• Scheduling a task
Viewing task results
Task results appear on the Task Results page. Information, similar to the following appears on the page:
• Task start and stop time
• The tool used by the task
• The command the task executes
To view task results:
1. From the menu, select Tasks & Logs→View Task Results.
2. Select a task.
3. To stop or delete a task instance, select a task instance from the View Task Results page.
4. Click Stop or Delete.
The Task Results page displays a list of task instances created by all tasks.
Viewing task instance results
From the Task Results page, select a task instance by selecting a row from the Task Instances list.
The Task Instance section displays the following information:
• Status This field displays the status of the task.
• ID This field displays the task job ID number.
• Task Name This field displays the name of the task that was executed.
• Tool This field displays the name of the tool that was used.
• Owner This field displays the user name that currently owns the task.
• Command This field displays the command used to run the task.
• Summary Status This field displays the summary status and indicates the status of some tasks. For
more information, see “Task status types”.
• Target This field displays the name of the target collection or individual systems where the task
executed. If you run a custom tool or a multiple-system aware (MSA) tool, this field displays the Central
Management Server (CMS) system name. With MSA commands, the command resides on the CMS
and runs from the CMS for a remote system or list of systems. Therefore, the target for this type of
command always shows as the CMS.
286 Managing with tasks