shwstppr commented on code in PR #313: URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/313#discussion_r1203959473
########## source/adminguide/virtual_machines.rst: ########## @@ -299,6 +299,49 @@ This includes the virtual machine’s IP address. Managing Virtual Machines ========================= +Scheduling operations on a VM +------------------------------------- + +After a VM is created, you can schedule VM lifecycle operations using cron expressions. The operations that can be scheduled are: + +- Start +- Stop +- Reboot +- Force Stop +- Force Reboot + +To schedule an operation on a VM through the UI: + +#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as a user or admin. + +#. In the left navigation, click Instances. + +#. Click the VM that you want to schedule the operation on. + +#. On the VM details page, click the **Schedule** button. + +#. Click on **Add Schedule** button to add a new schedule or click on Edit button |EditButton.png| to edit an existing schedule. + +#. Configure the schedule as per requirements: + + - **Description**: Enter a description for the schedule. If left empty, it's generated on the basis of action and the schedule. + + - **Action**: Select the action to be triggered by the schedule. Can't be changed once the schedule has been created. + + - **Schedule**: Select the frequency at which the action should be triggered. Review Comment: @vishesh92 will it make sense to add an example of schedule or some note about the cron format here? -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@cloudstack.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org
