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Administering CA Configuration Automation › Managing Catalyst Attribute Profiles and Jobs › Create Catalyst Jobs

Create Catalyst Jobs

Create and schedule Catalyst Attribute Profile jobs to export attributes in the profile to consuming products.

Follow these steps:

  1. Click the Administration link, click the Catalyst tab, and click the Jobs link.
  2. Click the Table Actions drop-down list, then select Create Catalyst Job.
  3. Complete the fields on the Create Catalyst Job page, then click Next.
    Name

    Identifies the job.

    Description

    Describes the job purpose.

    Attributes Profile

    Defines which profile to use for the job.

    Values:
    • Use Default
    • All Catalyst Attributes
    • A custom profile that you created
  4. On the Services page, double-click one or more services in the Available Services column to include them in the Catalyst job.

    The selected services move to the Selected Services column.

  5. Click Next.
  6. On the Server Groups page, double-click one or more server groups in the Available Server Groups column to include them in the Catalyst job.

    The selected groups move to the Selected Server Groups column.

  7. Click Next.
  8. On the Servers page, double-click one or more servers in the Available Servers column to include them in the Catalyst job.

    The selected servers move to the Selected Servers column.

  9. Click Next.
  10. On the Storage Systems page, double-click one or more storage systems in the Available Storage Systems column to include them in the Catalyst job.
  11. Click Next.
  12. On the Blueprint Groups page, double-click one or more groups in the Available Blueprint Groups column to include them in the Catalyst job.

    The selected groups move to the Selected Blueprint Groups column.

  13. Click Next to open the Blueprints page.
  14. On the Blueprints page, double-click one or more Blueprints in the Available Blueprints column to include them in the Catalyst job.

    The selected Blueprints move to the Selected Blueprints column.

  15. Click Next.
  16. On the Schedule page, select a one of the following values from the Frequency drop-down list to use this profile to run the export jobs:
    Not Scheduled

    Specifies that the profile associated with the job does not run automatically. Run a job manually or scheduled in the future.

    Once

    Specifies that the profile associated with the job runs one time. If you select this option, set the Time field.

    Minutes

    Specifies that the profile associated with the job runs at a specific interval in minutes. Define the following values if you select this option:

    Start Time

    Defines the time at which the profile starts to run. Start Time always occurs on the hour (for example, 10:00:00PM, 8:00:00AM).

    Begin Date

    Defines the date on which the profile runs for the first time.

    End Date

    Defines the date on which the profile runs for the last time.

    Recur every # minutes

    Defines the interval (in minutes) at which the profile runs.

    For example, to run a profile every 10 minutes starting at 11:00 p.m., set Start Time to 11:00:00PM and specify Recur every 10 minutes. The profile runs at 11:00 p.m., 11:10 p.m., 11:20 p.m., and so on until the end of the hour (midnight in this example). If the current profile does not finish by the time the next interval occurs, the next run starts when the previous run completes.

    Hourly

    Specifies whether the profile associated with the job runs at a specific interval in hours. Define the following values If you select this option:

    Start Time

    Defines the time at which the profile starts to run. Start Time always occurs on the hour (for example, 10:00:00PM, 8:00:00AM).

    Begin Date

    Defines the date on which the profile runs for the first time.

    End Date

    Defines the date on which the profile runs for the last time.

    Recur every # hours

    Defines the interval (in hours) at which the profile runs.

    For example, to run a profile every four hours starting at 11:00 p.m., set Start Time to 11:00:00PM and specify Recur every 4 hours. The profile runs at 11:00 p.m., 3:00 a.m., 7:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m., and 7:00 p.m.. If the current profile does not finish by the time the next interval occurs, the next run starts when the previous run completes.

    Note: If the Start Time for the current day has already passed, the profile runs immediately, then resumes the specified recurring schedule.

    Daily

    Specifies whether the profile associated with the job runs at a specific interval in days. Define the following values if you select this option:

    Start Time

    Defines the time at which the profile starts to run. Start time always occurs on the hour (for example, 10:00:00PM, 8:00:00AM).

    Begin Date

    Defines the date on which the profile runs for the first time.

    End Date

    Defines the date on which the profile runs for the last time.

    Recur every # days

    Defines the interval (in days) at which the profile runs.

    Weekly

    Specifies whether the profile associated with the job runs at a specific interval in weeks. Define the following values if you select this option:

    Start Time

    Defines the time at which the profile starts to run. Start time always occurs on the hour (for example, 10:00:00PM, 8:00:00AM).

    Begin Date

    Defines the date on which the profile runs for the first time.

    End Date

    Defines the date on which the profile runs for the last time.

    Recur every # weeks

    Defines the interval (in weeks) at which the profile runs.

    Monthly

    Specifies whether the profile associated with the job runs at a specific interval in months. Define the following values if you select this option:

    Start Time

    Defines the time at which the profile starts to run. Start time always occurs on the hour (for example, 10:00:00PM, 8:00:00AM).

    Begin Date

    Defines the date on which the profile runs for the first time.

    End Date

    Defines the date on which the profile runs for the last time.

    Recur every # months

    Defines the interval (in months) at which the profile runs.

  17. Define the notification for the application to send when the profile associated with the job runs:
    Notification Profile

    Defines which notification profile to use when discovery operations using this profile run as scheduled. For more information, see Create Notification Profiles.

    Subject

    Defines the subject line of the email message that the selected notification profile sends.

  18. Click Finish.

    The Catalyst Jobs table lists the new job.