Implementing CA SAM with CA APM › How to Implement CA SAM with CA APM › Schedule the Windows Task for the Hardware Import

Schedule the Windows Task for the Hardware Import

Use the Windows Task Scheduler to schedule a task to import into CA APM the discovered hardware data from CA SAM. The following procedure schedules the import to run once every day.

Note: While this procedure describes the use of the Windows Task Scheduler, you can also use another task scheduler or process orchestration tool.

Follow these steps for Windows Server 2008:

1. From the Start menu on the CA APM application server, open the Windows Task Scheduler.

   For example, on Windows Server 2008, go to Control Panel, System and Security, Administrative Tools, Schedule Tasks.

2. Click Create Task.
3. On the General tab, enter a name for the task.
4. Select the check box for “Run whether user is logged in or not”.
5. Navigate to the Actions tab and click New.
6. In the Action field, select Start a program.
7. In the Program/script field, browse to locate the Import Driver Program folder, select the ImportDriver.exe file, and click OK.
8. Navigate to the Triggers tab and click New.
9. In the Settings field, select Daily.
10. In the Start field, select 12:00:00 AM.
11. Select Recur every 1 day and click OK.
12. On the Create Task dialog, click OK.

    You have completed scheduling the Windows task to import discovered hardware data.