Chapter 9. Scheduling Red Hat Satellite Administrative Tasks

Procedure 9.1. Creating a Schedule Template

1. Log in to Satellite as the Organization Administrator.
2. Click Admin Task Schedules Create Schedule.
3. Complete the following fields:
   • Schedule Name: must begin with a letter and contain only lowercase characters, hyphens, periods, underscores, or numerals.
   • Bunch: the default bunch of administrative tasks the administrator can choose from.
   • Frequency
     The following frequency options are available:
     • Disable Schedule: only recommended for administrators who have advanced knowledge of the scheduled tasks and their consequences. Disabling schedules can change Satellite behavior.
     • Daily: creates a daily schedule for a specific time of day.
     • Weekly: creates a weekly schedule for a specific day and time of day.
     • Monthly: creates a monthly schedule for a specific day and time of day.
     • Custom Quartz Format: this format relies on cron expressions to define the schedule. For more information about this format, see the crontab man page (man 5 crontab.)
4. Click Create Schedule.

Procedure 9.2. Editing Schedule Templates

1. Log in to Satellite as the Organization Administrator.
2. Click Admin Task Schedules.
3. Click the schedule that you want to modify.
4. Change the Frequency type as required.
5. Click Edit Schedule.