Oracle VM Manager periodically performs recurring jobs, such as repositories and file systems refresh, and Yum updates for Oracle VM Servers. Select the Jobs tab and then select the Recurring subtab to view and edit the settings for these jobs. To edit a recurring job, see Section 8.2.1, “Edit a Recurring Job”.
Recurring jobs are listed in Table 8.3, “Recurring Jobs”.
Table 8.3 Recurring Jobs
Recurring Job | Definition |
|---|---|
Backup Task | The Backup Task periodically backs up the Oracle VM Manager core database. The default setting for this job is enabled with an interval of 1440 minutes (24 hours). |
Performance Manager Task | Oracle VM Manager includes a performance monitor that collects performance statistics from the Oracle VM Manager core periodically. No jobs are associated with this task, but enabling it causes the statistics to be logged on the Oracle VM Manager host and makes it possible to query these statistics using the Web Services API. The default setting for this task is disabled with an interval of 1 minute. |
Refresh Repositories' File Systems Task | Oracle VM Manager performs refresh operations for all file systems containing repositories owned by Oracle VM Manager to help keep in synch with file system changes. The Refresh Repositories' File Systems Task minimizes the amount of time that the file system is locked. If the file system size or free size changes, the change is reflected in the repository and the file system size is displayed in the Oracle VM Manager Web Interface. The default setting for this job is disabled with an interval of 61 minutes. |
Server Upgrade Checker Task | The Server Upgrade Checker Task periodically checks that all owned Oracle VM Servers known to Oracle VM Manager have the latest product versions installed. This check is performed against the updates available in the Yum repository. The default setting for this job is enabled with an interval of 1464 minutes. |