Chapter 18

Scheduling Automation Scripts

In this chapter, you will learn to:

  • Use the vCenter Server Scheduler
    • Creating vCenter Server Scheduled Tasks
    • Reporting on vCenter Server Scheduled Tasks
  • Use the Windows Scheduler
    • Scheduling Scripts on Windows
    • Dealing with PowerCLI Issues When Scheduling Scripts
    • Working with the Scheduled Tasks Module

Having invested time and effort in learning PowerCLI and making some great scripts, it is now highly likely that you will want to run these scripts on a regular basis. While some scripts are needed only on an ad hoc basis, others lend themselves to being run at regular intervals. One of the primary goals of this book is to save you time with automation, so with these scripts at your disposal you don’t ...

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