Defining the Schedule and Action

The

ScheduledTaskSpec

data object contains all the information to create a

ScheduledTask

action

– Action to take when the

ScheduledTask

runs. Specify an

Action

data object, which is an abstract type that is extended by several specific action types. The

Action

data objects are also used by the

Alarm

notification

– Specifies the email address for sending notification messages about the

ScheduledTask

. To use notifications, the vCenter Server system must have an SMTP email gateway configured. By default,

notification

is set to an empty string.

scheduler

– Specifies the time, frequency, and other details of the schedule. The

TaskScheduler

data object is the base type for several specific schedule objects. See Scheduling Recurring Operations.

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