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<h1>Using the Task Manager</h1>



<p>The Task Manager is a tool that you can use to manage scheduled tasks, such
  as a <a href="cldmigra.htm">logical device migration</a> or <a href="csynchld.htm">verifying a logical device</a>.
  For each scheduled task, the Task Manager displays the task start time, status,
  and description.</p>
<p>You can use the Task Manager to:</p>
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  <li><a href="atskmod.htm">Modify a task's schedule</a></li>
  <li><a href="atskdel.htm">Delete a scheduled task</a></li>
  <li><a href="atskprop.htm">View task properties</a></li>
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<p>The Task Manager is enabled by default. To disable the Task Manager, click
  <b> <b>Actions</b> <img src="images/menuarow.gif" width="32" height="10" align="absbottom" border="0">
  Disable Task Scheduler</b>.
<p><b><img src="images/note.gif" width="15" height="17"> Note:</b> If you disable
  the Task Manager, a task may miss its start time. To run the task, you must
  <a href="atskmod.htm">reschedule</a> it. See <a href="ctskschd.htm">Understanding
  scheduled tasks</a> for more about missed start times.
<h2>An example</h2>
<p>You schedule a verify task with an initial start time of Sunday, October
  13, 2003 at 2:00 AM. Due to a power outage, the task misses its start time.
  The Task Manager flags the error. The next day, you modify the task schedule
  to run on Sunday October 20, 2003 at 2:00 AM. </p>
<h2> The Task Manager status</h2>
<p>If a scheduled task runs successfully, the Task Manager updates the &quot;Status&quot;
  column in the task list with Complete. For <a href="grecur.htm">recurring tasks</a>,
  an asterisk (*) indicates that the task has completed one cycle and is scheduled
  to run again at the given interval. If a scheduled task does not run successfully,
  the Task Manager:</p>
<ul>
  <li>Updates the &quot;Status&quot; column in the task list with Error.</li>
  <li>Updates the first column of the task list with a <img src="images/s_warn.gif" width="17" height="15">,
    notifying you of a recoverable error (a warning message); it displays a <img src="images/s_error.gif" alt="Red X icon" width="16" height="16" align="absbottom">
    if the error is non-recoverable (a critical error).</li>
</ul>
<p> To see details about the error, use <a href="atskprop.htm">View task properties</a>.
  See <a href="ctskschd.htm">Understanding scheduled tasks</a> for more about
  Task Manager status, start time validation, missed start times, and error conditions.
<h2>The Task Manager interface</h2>
<p>The Task Manager consists of the following:</p>
<dl>
  <dt>Toolbar</dt>
  <dd>Provides quick-path icons for common tasks.</dd>
  <dt>Task list</dt>
  <dd>Displays the scheduled tasks.</dd>
  <dt>Task event viewer</dt>
  <dd>Displays status information for the Task Manager.</dd>
</dl>
<h2>More information</h2>

<ul>
  <li><a href="ctskschd.htm">Understanding scheduled tasks</a></li>
  <li><a href="astartsk.htm">Starting the Task Manager</a></li>
  <li><a href="atskdel.htm">Deleting a scheduled task</a></li>
  <li><a href="atskmod.htm">Modifying a scheduled task</a></li>
  <li><a href="atskprop.htm">Viewing task properties</a></li>
  <li><a href="mtskmenu.htm">The Task Manager menubar</a></li>
  <li><a href="mtsktlb.htm">The Task Manager toolbar</a></li>
  <li><a href="cagent.htm">Using the HP Storage Manager agent</a></li>
</ul>

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