Viewing and managing time frames

Use the Infrastructure Time Frames page to view and manage the time frames that can be associated with the blackout policies.

To view this page, in the navigation pane of the TrueSight console, expand Configuration and select Infrastructure Time Frames.

Fields and options on the Infrastructure Time Frames page

The following figure highlights the various fields and options that are available on the page.

Field/ Option

Description

Main action menu

Displays the following options:

Create Time Frame: See Defining-a-time-frame-for-blackout-policies.
Save as Preference: You can make the current page settings (Recurrence frequency quick filter and sorting order on the Time frames table) your default settings. Every time you log on to the TrueSight console and navigate to the Infrastructure Time Frames page, the settings that you last saved are displayed. If you do not use this feature, the page displays the following default settings:
- Recurrence frequency quick filter: All patterns are selected
- Sorting order: Name in alphabetically ascending order

Recurrence frequency quick filter

Displays recurrence patterns as separate buttons. Each button displays the total count of time frames per pattern.

Time frames table

Displays the properties of the defined time frames:

Column	Description
Name	Unique name for the time frame. To view details about a time frame, click the name.
Description	A brief description of the time frame
Recurrence Frequency	The occurrence frequency and its related information for the time frame
Start Time	The start time of the time frame
End Time / Duration	The end time or duration of the time frame. For example, end time is displayed as 13:00 and duration is displayed as 3 hours 20 minutes.
Associated Policies	The blackout policies that use the time frame.

Time frame action menu

Displays the following options:

Edit: See Defining-a-time-frame-for-blackout-policies
Delete
View

Search icon

Enables you to find time frames by performing a search on their properties. The search is not case sensitive and is performed on all time frames, irrespective of any quick filter that you might have applied.

Refresh page icon

Enables you to manually refresh the page

Collapse or expand icon

Enables you to collapse or expand the search and quick filters area to give you more display area for the time frames. You can toggle between displaying and hiding the filters area using this option.

Create Time Frame button

A quick access button that enables you to define a time frame. For more information, see Defining-a-time-frame-for-blackout-policies.

To delete a time frame

In the Time frames table, select the time frame to be deleted.
Click the Time frame action menu and select Delete.
Note
You cannot delete a time frame that is used by a blackout policy.
To delete multiple time frames, press CTRL and select the time frames, then click the Common action menu, and select Delete.

To view properties of a time frame

In the Time frames table, select the time frame.
Click the Time frame action menu and select View. Alternatively, you can click the time frame name.

To find or view specific time frames

The Time frames table displays all the time frames. You can filter out time frames and view only specific time frames.

To do so, use either or both the following options:

Use the Recurrence frequency quick filter: Click a Recurrence frequency button to select or clear the filter.

Time frame search: Click the Time frame search icon and enter the search text. Click the search icon again or press Enter.

Where to go from here

After you view the list of available time frames, you can perform any of the following procedures: