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Announcement Support for this product will end on November 3, 2025. We recommend that you use PATROL for Linux, PATROL for AIX, or PATROL for Solaris to monitor operating systems.

Using PATROL to Schedule Blackout Periods

You can use PATROL to automatically create blackout scripts, and schedule blackout periods in your environment.

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Users can make changes to settings in the PATROL blackout facility via a PATROL Operator Console. You must set up access control lists (ACLs) to prevent users from making changes to PATROL blackout facility settings via a PATROL Operator Console. 

Click on the following topics for instructions on using PATROL to create and use blackout scripts:

 

 

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BMC PATROL for UNIX and Linux 9.13