Maintenance windows

A maintenance window is a configured time period that applies to an installation task.

You can create a maintenance window:

  • On the Maintenance Windows tab.

  • When you add a task to the installation queue.

Adding a maintenance window

iLO supports a maximum of eight maintenance windows.

Prerequisites

Configure iLO Settings privilege

Procedure
  1. Click Firmware & OS Software in the navigation tree, and then click Maintenance Windows.
  2. Click .

    iLO prompts you to enter the maintenance window information.

  3. Enter a name in the Name box.
  4. Enter a description in the Description box.
  5. Enter the maintenance window start and end times in the From and To boxes.
    1. Click in the From box.

      A calendar is displayed.

    2. Select a start date and time, and then click Done.
    3. Click in the To box.

      A calendar is displayed.

    4. Select the end date and time, and then click Done.

    Enter the date and time based on the local time on the client you are using to manage iLO.

    The equivalent UTC value is displayed above the date and time you entered.

    If you enter a To value that occurs before the start time of an existing task, iLO prompts you to enter a different value. The installation queue is a first-in, first-out list of tasks, and you cannot create a maintenance window that will expire before an existing task will run.

  6. Click Add.

    The maintenance window is added.

Editing a maintenance window

Prerequisites

Configure iLO Settings privilege

Procedure
  1. Click Firmware & OS Software in the navigation tree, and then click Maintenance Windows.
  2. Click .

    iLO prompts you to update the maintenance window information.

  3. Update the maintenance window name in the Name box.
  4. Update the description in the Description box.
  5. Update the maintenance window start and end times in the From and To boxes.
    1. Click in the From box.

      A calendar is displayed.

    2. Select a start date and time, and then click Done.
    3. Click in the To box.

      A calendar is displayed.

    4. Select the end date and time, and then click Done.

    Enter the date and time based on the local time on the client you are using to manage iLO.

    The equivalent UTC value is displayed above the date and time you entered.

    If you enter a To value that occurs before the start time of an existing task, iLO prompts you to enter a different value. The installation queue is a first-in, first-out list of tasks, and you cannot create a maintenance window that will expire before an existing task will run.

  6. Click OK.

    The maintenance window is updated.

Removing a maintenance window

Prerequisites

Configure iLO Settings privilege

Procedure
  1. Click Firmware & OS Software in the navigation tree, and then click Maintenance Windows.
  2. Click next to the maintenance window you want to remove.

    iLO prompts you to confirm that you want to remove the maintenance window.

  3. Click Yes, remove.

    The maintenance window is removed.

    All tasks associated with the removed maintenance window are canceled.

Removing all maintenance windows

Prerequisites

Configure iLO Settings privilege

Procedure
  1. Click Firmware & OS Software in the navigation tree, and then click Maintenance Windows.
  2. Click Remove all.

    iLO prompts you to confirm that you want to remove all maintenance windows.

  3. Click Yes, remove all.

    The maintenance windows are removed.

    All tasks associated with the removed maintenance windows are canceled.

Viewing maintenance windows

Procedure
  1. Click Firmware & OS Software in the navigation tree, and then click Maintenance Windows.
  2. (Optional) Click an individual maintenance window to view detailed information.

Maintenance window summary details

The Maintenance Windows tab displays the iLO Date/Time and the following details about each configured maintenance window:

  • Name—The user-defined name for the maintenance window.

  • Start time—The maintenance window start time (UTC).

  • End time—The maintenance window end time (UTC).

Maintenance windows are automatically deleted 24 hours after they expire.

Individual Maintenance Window details

When you click an individual maintenance window, the following details are displayed:

  • Name—The user-defined name for the maintenance window.

  • Start—The maintenance window start time (UTC).

  • End—The maintenance window end time (UTC).

  • Description—A description of the maintenance window.