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Run the UAM agent Policy Group

The Run the UAM agent policy group folder contains a job that runs the asset management agent at regular intervals. You can modify policy parameter values by double-clicking a policy to display the Setting Properties dialog.

Note: Available categories and options may vary depending on the products and components installed.

CAF Scheduler: command line

Denotes the CAF command that performs this job.

Note: This command executes the amagent immediately but has no effect on the schedule interval. To change this interval, you can create a new configuration job using the New Configuration Job Wizard.

Default: start amagent

CAF Scheduler: Days to exclude

Lists the days that are excluded from the schedule. Specify any combination of the following values: monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, and sunday. Multiple values are separated by spaces.

Default: empty

CAF Scheduler: Enabled

Indicates whether the asset management agent job is enabled.

Default: True

CAF Scheduler: Hour

For daily schedules, specifies the hour at which the job is scheduled to run. This policy is not used for hourly and minute schedules.

Default: 1

CAF Scheduler: Hours to exclude

Lists the hours that are excluded from the schedule. Specify hours using the 24-hour clock. Multiple values are separated by spaces.

Default: empty

CAF Scheduler: Minute

For daily schedules, specifies the minute past the hour at which the job is scheduled to run. This policy is not used for minute jobs.

Default: 0

CAF Scheduler: Random minutes

Specifies the number of minutes to be added to a random_minute job. The job executes at the specified time plus a random number of minutes up to the value set here. This policy allows a job to run at "fuzzy" regular intervals; that is, it helps to spread the load on servers by partially randomizing the time at which agents make contact.

Default: 10

CAF Scheduler: Random now time

Specifies the time in seconds within which a random_now job is initiated. The job executes within a random number of seconds up to the value of Random now time. This policy ensures that computers that start up together do not all fire their jobs at the same time.

Default: 0

CAF Scheduler: Repeat

Indicates the time interval between repetitions of the job. This value depends on the job type. For example, if the type is day, this value represents the number of days between jobs.

Default: 1

CAF Scheduler: Type of Job

Specifies the type of schedule interval. Valid values are day, hour, and minute. You can also add the following optional qualifiers:

random

Runs the job with a random time added to the specified job time, up to the value of Random Minutes.

random_hour

Runs at a random hour during the day.

random_minute

Runs at a random minute during the hour.

now

Starts the job immediately as well as after the specified job time.

Note: Multiple values are separated by spaces.

Examples: This sample schedule runs the amagent every day at 2:30 p.m.:

type=”day”, repeat=1, hour=14, minute=30, cmd=”start amagent”

This sample schedule runs the amagent when CAF starts up and thereafter every day at a random time between 1:00 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. except on a weekend:

type=”day now random”, hour=1, minute=0, randomminutes=90, excludedays=”Saturday Sunday”, cmd=”start amagent” 

Default: day

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More information:

How to Create a New Configuration Job