Managing schedules in the operator console

A schedule is a defined period which includes hours of the day, days of the week, and so on. Infrastructure Management uses schedules to consider recorded monitored attribute values for SLO computations. For example, an SLO with schedule 24x7 considers all recorded monitored attribute values for SLO computation. However, another SLO with only those schedule of 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. for five days a week (Monday to Friday)  considers only those monitored attribute values that were recorded between 9 A.M. and 5 P.M., Monday to Friday.

Schedules help put SLO compliance computation in the right perspective without distorting the values by including invalid periods.

By using the Options screen, you can define new schedules, as well as edit or delete previously defined schedules.

To add or edit a schedule

1. Navigate to the Add SLO (Step 1 of 4) screen.

2. Click the relevant option:

3. For a new schedule, against the Schedule field, click New. The Add New Schedule screen opens.
   
   To edit an existing schedule, click Edit. The Edit Schedule screen opens. To add more days to the existing schedule, change the values in the Days, Start Time, and End Time fields, and click Add.
4. Specify a Name for the schedule.
5. Choose an applicable time zone from the list of time zones provided. The TrueSight Infrastructure Management Server's time zone is selected, by default. Use the list to change the time zone.

To define time range for a single day

1. Select the check box against Day to include.
2. Select the Start Time and End Time values from the list.
3. Click Add. 

   The system updates the new time range in the table below. 

To define same time range for multiple days

1. Select check boxes against Days to include.
2. Select the Start Time and End Time values from the list. Start and End time relate to the each of the days.
3. Click Add.
4. The system updates the new time range in the table below.
   Specify both inclusion and exclusion period. Exclusion period takes precedence over inclusion period.
5. After adding the computation timings for all days to be part of the schedule, click Done.

6. The system displays a confirmatory message.

7. Click Close.
   The system updates the database and returns to the SLO Creation Wizard screen 4 of 4. The new schedule is availablein the list.

To delete a schedule

1. Click Delete Schedule.

2. After making the required changes, click Done.
   
   The system updates the entries and returns to the Create SLO Wizard screen 1 of 4.