
discovery. The option to queue the discovery to start outside of this timeframe is provided by
deselecting Allow start time to occur between the specified hours of. Other features that can be
scheduled include Configuration, Firmware Upgrade, Reports, Predictive Supplies Reporting, and
Synchronize Data. Scheduling provides a means of organizing tasks that can impact the performance
of your network and HP Web Jetadmin. By planning and organizing when processor-intensive-tasks
occur, the administrator can keep application performance optimal.
HP WEB JETADMIN TASK MANAGEMENT
It is important to know what background tasks are being processed by the application, and which
tasks are scheduled to run at a future time. This section provides insight into a few task-management
features and offers tips.
Active tasks
HP Web Jetadmin has several features
that allow the administrator to see which
tasks are running and which tasks are
scheduled to run. The Active Tasks
modules are used to view running tasks.
High-level or overview areas such as
Firmware, Discovery, and Application
Management have Active Task modules
to display tasks that are either queued or
running. Other information displayed in
these task modules are Task Name,
Initiator, and Start time. Figure 7, at right, shows the HP Web Jetadmin All Active Tasks
module displaying active tasks from all feature areas.
NOTE Task modules are small feature blocks within the application that can be enabled in feature
overview workspaces or within the Task Module Docking Area. Task modules are interfaces
that provide detailed information and in many cases provide feature controls or launch
points.
Scheduled tasks
Another important aspect of task
management is keeping an eye on items
that have been scheduled to execute at a
future time (see Figure 8, at right). As
with Active Tasks modules, the Scheduled
Tasks modules can be launched from
within a feature overview workspace or
from the Task Module Docking Area.
These task modules show tasks queued in
scheduling and allow the administrator to
Best practices
Optimize activities around peak device usage periods. For example, if your company shuts off
printers at the end of the day, a discovery can’t be scheduled because it wouldn’t find those
printers. It’s better to discover during peak usage to see all of the printers, even though the
discovery itself might degrade performance.
Figure 7—All Active Tasks module
Figure 8—Scheduled Tasks pane showing Scheduled Discoveries
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