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Scheduling jobs
You can schedule a job to automatically run a command or a set of commands without administrative
interference. The commands in a job are polled every minute. When the scheduled time for a command
is reached, the job automatically executes the command. If a confirmation is required while the
command is running, the system automatically enters Y or Yes. If characters are required, the system
automatically enters a default character string or an empty character string when no default character
string is available.
Job configuration methods
You can configure jobs by using the non-modular or modular method. Use the non-modular method for
a one-time command execution and use the non-modular method for complex maintenance work.
Table 17 A comparison of non-modular and modular methods
Comparison item
Scheduling a job in the non-modular
method
Scheduling a job in the modular
method
Configuration method Configure all elements in one command. Separate job, view, and time settings.
Can multiple jobs be
configured?
No. Yes.
Can a job have multiple
commands?
No.
If you use the schedule job command
multiple times, the most recent
configuration takes effect.
Yes.
You can use the time command in job
view to configure commands to be
executed at different time points.
Supported views
User view and system view. In the
schedule job command, shell represents
user view, and system represents system
view.
All views. In the time command,
monitor represents user view.
Supported commands
Commands in user view and system
view.
Commands in all views.
Can a job be executed
multiple times?
No. Yes.
Can a job be saved? No. Yes.
Configuration guidelines
• To have a job successfully run a command, make sure the specified view and command are valid.
The system does not verify their validity.
• After job execution, the configuration interface, view, and user status that you have before job
execution restores even if the job ran a command to change the user interface (for example, telnet,
ftp, and ssh2), the view (for example, system-view and quit), or the user status (for example, super).
• The jobs run in the background without displaying any messages except log, trap and debugging
messages.
• If you reboot the device, the system time and date are restored to the factory default. To make sure
scheduled jobs can be executed at the expected time, you must change the system time and date or