Schedule system maintenance tasks

• Check if interface is up, for Test Interface, select the interface.
• Time period for maintenance window:
  1. Click to expand Maintenance window.
  2. For Start time, type the time of day that the maintenance window should start, using the syntax HH:MM. If Start time is not set, maintenance tasks are not scheduled and will not be run.

     The behavior of Start time varies depending on the setting of Duration window, which is configured in the next step.

     • If Duration window is set to Immediately, all scheduled tasks will begin at the exact time specified in Start time.
     • If Duration window is set to 24 hours, Start time is effectively obsolete and the maintenance tasks will be scheduled to run at any time. Setting Duration window to 24 hours can potentially overstress the device and should be used with caution.
     • If Duration window is set to any value other than to Immediately or 24 hours, the maintenance tasks will run at a random time during the time allotted for the duration window.
     • If Duration window is set to one or more hours, the minutes field in Start time is ignored and the duration window will begin at the beginning of the specified hour.

  3. For Duration window, select the amount of time that the maintenance tasks will be run. If Immediately is selected, all scheduled tasks will begin at the exact time specified in Start time.
  4. For Frequency, select whether the maintenance window will be started every day, or once per week.
• If Check if Python Out-of-Service is set, the maintenance window will only start if the Python Out-of-Service is set. See Use Python to set the maintenance window for further information.

(Optional) Click to enable Device firmware update to instruct the system to look for any updated device firmware during the maintenance window. If updated firmware is found, it will then be installed.

Note If your device is managed by a Digi Remote Manager configuration, the configuration manages the device's firmware version. You should not enable this option.

(Optional) Click to enable Modem firmware update to instruct the system to look for any updated modem firmware during the maintenance window. If updated firmware is found, it will then be installed. Modem firmware update looks for updated firmware both on the local device and over the network, using either a WAN or cellular connection.

Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection menu. Type admin to access the Admin CLI.

> config
(config)>

1. Add a trigger:

   (config)> add system schedule maintenance trigger end
   (config)>

2. Set the type of trigger:

   (config add system schedule maintenance trigger)> type value
   (config)>

   where value is one of:

   • interface_up: If interface_up is set:

     1. Set the interface:

        (config add system schedule maintenance trigger)> interface value
        (config)>

     2. 1. Use the ? to determine available interfaces:

           (config system schedule maintenance trigger 0)> interface ?
           
           Test interface: Test the status of this interface to see if it is up.
           Format:
             /network/interface/defaultip
             /network/interface/defaultlinklocal
             /network/interface/lan
             /network/interface/loopback
             /network/interface/modem
           Current value:
           
           (config system schedule maintenance trigger 0)> interface

        2. Set the interface. For example:

           (config system schedule maintenance trigger 0)> interface /network/interface/lan
           (config system schedule maintenance trigger 0)>

   • out_of_service: The maintenance window will only start if the Python Out-of-Service is set. See Use Python to set the maintenance window for further information.

   • time: Configure a time period for the maintenance window:

   1. Configure the time of day that the maintenance window should start, using the syntax HH:MM. If the start time is not set, maintenance tasks are not scheduled and will not be run.

      (config system schedule maintenance trigger 0)> time from HH:MM
      (config system schedule maintenance trigger 0)>

      The behavior of the start time varies depending on the setting of the duration length, which is configured in the next step.

      • If the duration length is set to 0, all scheduled tasks will begin at the exact time specified in the start time.
      • If the duration length is set to 24 hours, the start time is effectively obsolete and the maintenance tasks will be scheduled to run at any time. Setting the duration length to 24 hours can potentially overstress the device and should be used with caution.
      • If the duration length is set to any value other than to 0 or 24 hours, the maintenance tasks will run at a random time during the time allotted for the duration window.
      • If the duration length is set to one or more hours, the minutes field in the start time is ignored and the duration window will begin at the beginning of the specified hour.

   2. Configure the duration length (the amount of time that the maintenance tasks will be run). If 0 is used, all scheduled tasks will begin at the start time, defined in the previous step.

      (config system schedule maintenance trigger 0)> length num
      (config system schedule maintenance trigger 0)>

      where num is any whole number between 0 and 24.

   3. Configure the frequency that the maintenance tasks should be run:

      (config system schedule maintenance trigger 0)> frequency value
      (config system schedule maintenance trigger 0)>

      where value is either daily or weekly. Daily is the default.

(Optional) ) Configure the device to look for any updated device firmware during the maintenance window. If updated firmware is found, it will then be installed. The device will look for updated firmware both on the local device and over the network, using either a WAN or cellular connection.

(config)> system schedule maintenance device_fw_update value
(config)>

where value is either true or false. yes or no, and 1 or 0 are also allowed.

Note If your device is managed by a Digi Remote Manager configuration, the configuration manages the device's firmware version. You should not enable this option.

(config)> system schedule maintenance modem_fw_update value
(config)>

where value is either true or false. yes or no, and 1 or 0 are also allowed.

(config)> save
Configuration saved.
>

Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection menu. Type quit to disconnect from the device.