Create a New DTM or Notify Job

You can use the HPCA Job Creation Wizard to create a new DTM or Notify job. To create a new Agent deployment job, see Deploying the HPCA Agent. To create a new OS deployment job, see Managing Operating Systems .

To create a new DTM or Notify job:

  1. On the Management tab, go to the Directories area, expand the zone that you want to use.
  2. Expand the list of Groups, OU, or Devices that you want to work with.
  3. From the drop-down menu for the group, OU, or device, select Create a Job. The HPCA Job Creation Wizard opens.

    Alternatively, you can select a group, an OU, or one or more devices from the grid and then click the Launch HPCA Job Creation Wizard icon on the toolbar.

    Note: Jobs created for a group are applied only to child devices in the group. These jobs are not applied to devices in the member groups or OUs within the group.

    Notify jobs created for an OU are applied to child devices in the OU and the member OUs. These jobs are not applied to devices in the member groups within the OU.

  4. In the Job Type list, select DTM or Notify.

    Note: You can select only Notify job type for an OU.

    In a DTM job, the agents on the target devices connect to the HPCA Core server to get a list of jobs and then execute those jobs when the job timers expire. A DTM job is most appropriate when you want to execute this job on a regular schedule on these devices.

    In a Notify job, the HPCA Core server asks the HPCA Agent to perform the scan. A Notify job is most appropriate when you want certain target devices to execute the job once at a specific time – or immediately.

  5. Specify a Name and Description for your job.
  6. In the Job Action Template list, select the Job Action Template that you want to use for this. See Job Action Templates for more information.
  7. If you want to specify parameters for the job action that are not specified in the Job Action Template, type those in the Additional Parameters box.
  8. Click Next.
  9. Specify the schedule for this job. See Schedules for details.
  10. Click Next.
  11. Review the settings you have specified, and click Submit when ready.

To view the job, click the Jobs area on the Management tab.

Note: If you modify the schedule for a DTM job, you must refresh that schedule on each of the target devices. For more information, see Removal of Old Job Execution Records.


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