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Creating a recurring task and task chain

Use dsconfig to create one or more tasks and then add them to a task chain for scheduling.

Steps

  1. To create a task, use dsconfig create-recurring-task.

    Example:

    The following creates a backup task.

    $ bin/dsconfig create-recurring-task \
  --task-name backup-1 \
  --type backup \
  --set 'email-on-failure:admin1@company.com' \
  --set 'email-on-failure:admin2@company.com' \
  --set compress:true \
  --set encrypt:true \
  --set "retain-previous-full-backup-age:4 w" \
  --set retain-previous-full-backup-count:10

  2. To create a task chain to schedule and run recurring tasks, use dsconfig create-recurring-task-chain.

    Example:

    $ bin/dsconfig create-recurring-task-chain \
  --chain-name "backup chain" \
  --set recurring-task:backup-1 \
  --set scheduled-date-selection-type:selected-days-of-the-month \
  --set scheduled-day-of-the-month:last-day-of-the-month \
  --set scheduled-time-of-day:02:00