Managing Schedules (Enterprise)¶

The PCoIP Management Console Enterprise lets you create schedules that are configured to run either once, at a certain date and time, or repeatedly, over a specified time frame and at a specified frequency. You can create schedules to apply a profile to one or more groups of endpoints, to power down one or more groups of endpoints, or to perform a power reset on one or more groups of endpoints.

Displaying Schedule Information¶

All configured schedules are displayed on the PCoIP Management Console’s SCHEDULES page. You can view information about schedules that have previously run by clicking the HISTORY tab. Any configured schedules that have yet to run are also displayed on the PCoIP Management Console dashboard in its UPCOMING SCHEDULES area.

SCHEDULES Page¶

The schedules page contains a table showing all the schedules that are currently configured for the PCoIP Management Console. You can create a new schedule from this page, or you can select a schedule from the table to view, edit, or delete.

Enabling and Disabling Schedule Types¶

Schedule types can be enabled or disabled via the switches at the top of this page:

• The All Schedules switch enables or disables all schedules at once, including persistent configuration schedules.

  • On: All enabled schedules will run.
  • Off: Disables and stops all schedules, including any Persistent Configuration schedules. Schedules that are currently running will be terminated.

• The Persistent Configuration switch enables or disables all persistent configuration schedules:

  • On: All enabled persistent configuration schedules will run.
  • Off: Disables and stops all persistent configuration schedules. Persistent Configuration schedules that are currently running will be terminated.

Customizing the Schedules Page¶

Click the gear icon to the right of the table to change the information you want to display in the table columns. Your customized settings are saved in your browser and will be used for any user who subsequently logs in from that browser.

SCHEDULES Page

Persistent Configuration Schedule TYpes¶

Persistent Configuration Schedules enforce a defined configuration profile on managed endpoints. Each time a persistent configuration schedule runs, its endpoints will be checked for compliance; if an endpoint's profile has been modified and does not match the expected configuration, the Management Console will re-apply the configured profile.

• Persistent schedule types can be switched on and off as a group; for more information, see Enabling and Disabling Schedule Types. By default, persistent schedules are disabled and must be turned on to work.

• The ability to manage persistent schedules is controlled by a new permission setting; see Available Role Permissions.

• To create a new Persistent Configuration schedule, open the schedule page and click New, then select the Persistent Configuration schedule type.

HISTORY Page¶

The HISTORY page provides a list of schedules that have previously run, along with pertinent information about each one. All scheduled and manual activities will appear in the schedule history (for example, profile applications, power downs and resets).

Click the gear icon to the right of the table to change the information you want to display in the table columns. Your customized settings are saved in your browser and will be used for any user who subsequently logs in from that browser.

HISTORY Page

Creating a Schedule¶

To create a schedule:

1. From the PCoIP Management Console’s top menu, click SCHEDULE.

2. Click NEW SCHEDULE.

3. Configure the settings as follows:

   • Type: Select the type of schedule.

     Caution: Using the Skip reboot when applying profile on endpoints check box

     This option allows you to push the profile but skip rebooting the endpoint. However, for new firmware to take affect, or for some settings to be applied, your endpoint must be rebooted.

   • Name: Enter a unique name for the schedule.

   • Description: Enter a description for the schedule.

   • Enabled: Toggle the status to ON.

   • Groups: Click ADD, select one or more groups, and then click ADD again. The schedule will operate on all the endpoints in any group you select. Use Shift+Click to select contiguous elements and Ctrl+Click to select non-contiguous elements.

   • Scheduled Time Zone: Select the time zone for the start and end times when you want the schedule to run.
     For ease of management, set the time zone to the same time zone where the endpoint(s) are located. The schedules table will show the schedule in the timezone that was selected and in the Management Console users timezone.

   • Start Time: Click the time zone widget and select the desired date, then click the clock widget below the calendar and select the desired time.

   • Recurrence: Select whether the schedule will run once or if it will recur over a period of time. If it is recurring, you must also select end date and time and frequency information.

     

4. Click SAVE.

5. Click SCHEDULE in the navigation link at the top to return to the main page.

Viewing Schedule Details¶

To view schedule details:

1. From the table on the SCHEDULES page, select the schedule you wish to view.

2. Click VIEW.

3. If desired, you choose to view the previous or next schedule in the list, or you can click EDIT to edit the schedule.

4. Click SCHEDULE in the navigation link at the top to return to the main page.

Editing a Schedule¶

To edit a schedule:

1. From the table on the SCHEDULES page, select the schedule you wish to edit.

2. Click EDIT.

3. Change the schedule’s settings as desired.

4. Click SAVE.

5. Click SCHEDULE in the navigation link at the top to return to the main page.

Deleting a Schedule¶

To delete a schedule:

1. From the table on the SCHEDULES page, select the schedule you wish to delete.

2. Click DELETE.

3. At the message prompt, click DELETE.