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Set a time / frequency for IPAM aggregate alert emails to be sent to alert recipients. Alert recipient email and available space threshold percentage is set through the action menu for individual aggregates under the IPAM Tab. For information on setting up an alert for an aggregate, see Working with IP Aggregates.

  • DHCP Server Push: 

Pushes configuration updates to the selected DHCP server(s). Select push to a single server, or all DHCP servers. See DHCP Tab for additional information on setting up DHCP Servers and Push options.

  • DNS Resource Monitor: 

Checks Records/Zones periodically to monitor DNS server response.

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Pushes zone updates to the DNS servers. Select pushes to apply to all zones in a DNS Group, all zones on one server, or one particular zone. Requires the intended Group / Server / Zone to already exist in ProVisionSee DNS Tab for additional information on setting up DNS Servers, Groups, Zones, and Push options.

  • DNS Zone Error Monitor: 

Checks the DNS records in theError state to determine if they have been fixed. Default setup is once a day, and you can set it to run more often if necessary. This task may replace or supplement the manual DNS Zone / Record "Check" button, depending on set frequency. 

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Removes IP Blocks from the Holding Tank and returns them to the available pool. See Holding Tank Management

  • Backup:

Performs a data backup to the 6connect cloud servers, or to a selected resource server existing in ProVision. 

  • Reports Importer:

Checks ProVision logs and imports them into mysql to generate statistical reports that measures the money saved by Provision, viewable on the Reporting tab.

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The "Approvals - Process Subscription" task processes approval request events and handles the sending of notification emails to subscribed Approvals Groups. If Approvals are in use with notifications, it is recommended to create this task with a run time of "every 5 minutes" and no end date. For information on working with Approvals, see DNS Tab and Approvals.

  • Approvals - Delete events older than 1 month:

The "Approvals - Delete events older than 1 month" task deletes any Approvals history events older than 30 days. It is recommended to run this task monthly to clear out obsolete approvals items and reduce approvals page load time. For information on working with Approvals, see DNS Tab and Approvals.

  • Delete old archived data and logs:

The "Delete old archived data" task removes data older than 30 days from archived resources, logs, systems logs, and statistics from your ProVision instance. Be sure to use care with running this task to prevent accidental deletion of log data that may still be necessary for reference. It is typically recommended to run this task once every 1-3 months to reduce log data volumes.

  • IPAM - Rotate Dynamic IPs:

The Scheduler task "Rotate Dynamic IPs" reassigns single IPv4 NAT addresses (/32s)  after 'x' days post-config to an available address denoted by the Dynamic_Available tags.

Prior to using this task, two blocks (one public, one private) must be NAT'ed in IPAM, the NAT Config pushed to a router, and appropriate blocks tagged with "Dynamic_Base" and "Dynamic_Available".  For information on working with NAT'ed Blocks, see Working with IP Blocks.



Add Task

To add a new scheduled task, hit the "Add Task" button below the Scheduler task list. You will then see the Task Detail Settings area.

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titleEnabling the Scheduler
To enable the scheduler in a local instance, add the following to cron:
* * * * * /path/to/php /path/to/ProVision/scheduler/task-runner.php

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