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Issue a Command at Regular Intervals

The example in Figure 101 demonstrates how a specified command can be issued at regular intervals within a specified time period.

Figure 101 Example of Issuing a Command at Regular Intervals

ON EVENT    = HOURLY

OWNER IOAADMIN GROUP                         MODE LOG     RUNTSEC

THRESHOLD

DESCRIPTION ISSUE A COMMAND ONCE EACH HOUR (BETWEEN 8.00-17.00)

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DO COMMAND  = D A,ALL

   WAIT        CONSOLEID    CONSOLE          SYSTEM

   WAITMODE   N

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IN

TIME FROM 0800 UNTIL 1700      INTERVAL 060  PRIORITY     CONTINUE SEARCH Y

Explanation

The Runtime scheduling criteria include the following statement, which limits execution of this rule to a specific time period, from 8am to 5pm.

TIME FROM 0800 UNTIL 1700      INTERVAL 060

The value specified for the INTERVAL subparameter indicates that this rule is triggered every sixty minutes during the time specified in the TIME parameter.

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Working With Control-O Rules