CSM schedules
Once you have defined an object, it is scheduled to be UP all the time unless you specify a schedule of DOWN times.
You will find that some objects need to be DOWN and this state is accomplished by creating a schedule as part of the object’s definition.
CSM enables you to define a weekly schedule for all objects. Once the object is defined with a schedule, CSM tries to match the desired state (defined by the schedule) with the object’s actual state. CSM manages the object according to the schedule, automatically bringing it UP or DOWN at the specified times.
When the object has children, they are brought UP and DOWN automatically with the parent object’s schedule. When the object has clients, they are disconnected from it and reconnected to it.
Two types of object schedules can be defined: routine schedules and exception schedules (where a routine schedule is overridden).