Schedule a new configuration report task to send the product configuration and system information to a specific email address or distribution list, at convenient time intervals.
Task
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Click
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Configuration Reports page appears.
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Click
New Report. The
Report page appears.
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From
When to report tab, specify when you want the configuration report task to run. The available options are:
• | Not scheduled — Select this if you have not decided on when to perform the configuration report task or disable the schedule for an existing configuration report task.
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• | Once — Specify the date and time to schedule a configuration report task once.
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• | Hours — Select this to schedule the task based on hours, if you have to execute the configuration report task for more than once in a day. For example, let's consider that the current time is 14:00 hours and you have to create a report task that satisfies these conditions:
◦ | The configuration report task must start exactly at 14:30 hours
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◦ | The configuration report task must occur twice a day
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To achieve this, specify
12 for hours and
30 for minutes.
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• | Days — Select this to schedule the task based on how often the configuration report task must occur in a week. For example, if you want the configuration report task to occur once in three days, specify
3 under
day(s) and select the time when the task should start.
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• | Weeks — Select this to schedule the task based on how often the configuration report task must occur in a month. For example, if you want the configuration report task to occur bi-weekly, specify
2 under
week(s), select the days and time when the task should start.
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• | Months — Select this to schedule the task based on how often the configuration report task must occur in a year. For example, if you want the configuration report task to occur on every second Saturday of each month, select
second from
On the drop-down list,
Saturday from
of drop-down list, then select all the months and time when the task should start.
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| Enable
Stop task after it has run for <n>
hour(s) <n>
minute(s), to stop a configuration report task if it exceeds the specified hours.
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Click
Next. The
Report Settings page appears. The available options are:
Option definitions
Option
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Definition
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Recipient Email
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Specify the recipient email address or SMTP address of the distribution list. In most cases, this should be the Exchange administrator's email address.
| By default, the email address from
is used as the recipient email address.
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Subject line for report
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Specify a meaningful subject line for the email. For example, if you want a weekly configuration report, specify
MSME Weekly Configuration Report.
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Click
Next. The
Please enter a task name page appears.
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Specify a meaningful configuration report task name, based on the schedule and format you selected in the previous pages. For example, if you are creating a monthly configuration report task that provides product and system information on the first Monday of each month, specify the task name as
Monthly Configuration Report (First Monday).
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Click
Finish, then
Apply.
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By performing these steps, you have successfully created a new configuration report task.