Windows Scheduled Tasks Test
The Task Scheduler on Windows systems enables you to automatically perform routine tasks - eg., starting an application, sending an email, or showing a message box - on a chosen computer. Tasks can be scheduled to execute:
- When a specific system event occurs.
- At a specific time.
- At a specific time on a daily schedule.
- At a specific time on a weekly schedule.
- At a specific time on a monthly schedule.
- At a specific time on a monthly day-of-week schedule.
- When the computer enters an idle state.
- When the task is registered.
- When the system is booted.
- When a user logs on.
- When a Terminal Server session changes state.
Administrators need to continuously track the status of tasks so scheduled, so that they can always tell which tasks are running as per schedule and which scheduled tasks have failed. The Windows Scheduled Tasks test helps in this regard. This test monitors pre-configured tasks at periodic intervals and reports the count of tasks in various stages of progress. To determine which tasks are in what state currently, use the detailed diagnosis of the test.
Target of the test : A Windows host
Agent deploying the test : An internal/remote agent
Outputs of the test : One set of results for the Windows system being monitored
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Measurement | Description | Measurement Unit | Interpretation |
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Running tasks |
Indicates the number of tasks that are currently running. |
Number |
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Succeeded tasks |
Indicates the number of tasks that are not running currently, but ran successfully during its last scheduled execution. |
Number |
Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to know which tasks have succeeded. |
Failed tasks |
Indicates the number of tasks that failed currently. |
Number |
A task is said to have failed when the most recent attempt to start the task did not work. Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to view the failed tasks. |
Disabled tasks |
Indicates the number of tasks that are currently disabled. |
Number |
If one or more attempts to run a task was missed, then such a task is counted as a disabled task. Tasks that have been explicitly disabled by a user will also be included in the disabled tasks count. |
Unknown tasks |
Indicates the number of tasks that could not be identified. |
Number |
Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to determine the unknown tasks. |
Queued tasks |
Indicates the number of tasks in queue currently. |
Number |
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