Configuring Schedulers
Schedulers automate the execution of operations that have been scheduled from a Console. This enables you to run operations when network activity is low, and to automate regular tasks, such as the collection of inventory data. Schedulers can be run on any PC where the Vector AM Console is installed so you can spread the workload across multiple PCs and minimize network traffic in segmented networks.
When running as a background application, the Scheduler icon is displayed in the system tray of the Windows Taskbar. The icon is displayed with a red circle if the Scheduler is stopped, or with a green circle if the Scheduler is running. The Scheduler can also be run as a Service, which enables it to perform jobs when no user is logged on.
To configure the Scheduler:
1 If the Scheduler is running as a service, click the Configure Scheduler operation in the Console's Site Management folder. If the Scheduler is running as a background application, double-click the Scheduler icon in the Windows Taskbar.
The WinScheduler Properties dialog is displayed. Click Stop to suspend the Scheduler.
2 Select All sites if you want the Scheduler to monitor all accessible Sites for Jobs. To assign the Scheduler to one or more but not all Sites, click the Selected sites only radio button and then select the appropriate Site(s) in the Database site list.
3 To record Scheduler status messages to file, enter a name for the file in the Log file field, or click Browse to select a file.
4 By default, the Scheduler appends its status messages to the existing log file when it starts. If you want the Scheduler to overwrite the log file each time it starts, clear the Append to log file check box.
5 By default, schedulers check for new jobs every 60 seconds. To change the check frequency, enter a new value in the Wake-up Interval field.
6 To change the maximum number of jobs that can be simultaneously managed by the Scheduler, enter a new value in the Max active jobs field.
7 To prevent jobs from being displayed in the Windows desktop when they are run, select Hide running jobs.
8 Select Run jobs as low priority to prevent jobs from affecting the performance of the Scheduler.
9 To record all Scheduler messages in the log file, select the Debug and Verbose check boxes.
10 Click Run Service to run the Scheduler as a Service. Click Start to run the Scheduler as a background application.
Notes
If
you want the Scheduler to access a database stored on a file server at the same time as a user on the
same PC accesses the file server, the Scheduler Service must use the same logon account as the user.
The
account used to access the Scheduler must have Administrator networking privileges.
To
close a Scheduler, choose Shutdown from the Schedulers
view shortcut menu.