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Schedules Overview

A schedule allows a policy to be active for a specified duration. If you want a policy to be active during a scheduled time, you must first create a schedule for that policy or link the policy to an existing schedule. When a schedule timeout expires, the associated policy is deactivated and all sessions associated with the policy are also timed out.

If a policy contains a reference to a schedule, that schedule determines when the policy is active. When a policy is active, it can be used as a possible match for traffic. A schedule lets you restrict access to, or remove a restriction from a resource, for a period of time.

The Schedules page enables you to create, modify, clone, and delete schedules for the security policy. A schedule allows you to restrict access to a resource, or remove a restriction to a resource, for a specified period of time.

To access this page, click Shared Services > Objects> Schedules.

Guidelines

A schedule uses the following guidelines:

  • A schedule can have multiple policies associated with it; however, a policy cannot be associated with multiple schedules.

  • A policy remains active as long as the schedule it refers to is also active.

    A schedule can be active during a single time slot, as specified by a start date and time, and a stop date and time.

  • A schedule can be active forever (recurrent), but only as specified by the daily schedule. The schedule on a specific day (time slot) takes priority over the daily schedule.
  • A scheduler can be active during a time slot, as specified by the weekday schedule.
  • A scheduler be active within two different time slots (daily or for a specified duration).

Field Descriptions

Table 1: Fields on the Schedules Page
Field Description

Name

Name of the schedule; maximum length is 63 characters.

Description

Description for the schedule; maximum length is 900 characters.

Start Date

The date and time from when the schedule comes into effect.

End Date

The date and time from when the schedule ends.

Second Start Date

The second date and time from when the schedule comes into effect.

Second End Date

The second date and time from when the schedule ends.

Schedules

Displays if the schedule is active daily or for any specific days including specifc times of the day.