Automation

Hi

We have a number of scheduled task setup of reboot, all task name start with "Scheduled Reboot of < ServerName>". Also within the description it has a starts with "Agreed Scheduled Reboot of <ServerName> by Service Owner(See Ticket#IT-xxxx)

I wanted to ask is there a way i can use cli to change

All Task Name from "Scheduled Reboot of < ServerName>" to Recurring Reboot of < ServerName>

Also change part of description from "Agreed Scheduled Reboot of <ServerName> by Service Owner(See Ticket#IT-xxxx)" to "Recurring Reboot of <ServerName> - " but keep the Ticket#IT-xxxx part as this unique to each task

Here is the script as i that i have and would appreciate your help  thank you

$si = Get-View ServiceInstance

$schedMgr = Get-View -Id $si.Content.ScheduledTaskManager

Get-View -Id $schedMgr.ScheduledTask | where{$_.Info.Name -match "^Scheduled Reboot of"} |

ForEach-Object -Process {

    $spec = New-Object VMware.Vim.ScheduledTaskSpec

    $spec.Enabled = $true

    $spec.Action = $_.Info.Action

    $spec.Description = "Recurring Reboot of ", $vm.Name -join ' '  **not sure how i can keep the last part of the description ***

    $spec.Name = "Recurring Reboot of ", $vm.Name -join ' '

    $spec.Notification = $_.Info.Notification

    $spec.Scheduler = $_.Info.Scheduler

    $_.ReconfigureScheduledTask($spec)

}

Recurring Reboot of

You could do something like this

Hi

Thank you so much, as i also need to keep parts of the description as follows

Previous

Agreed Scheduled Reboot of <ServerName> by Service Owner(See Ticket#IT-xxxx)

New

Recurring Reboot of <ServerName> (See Ticket#IT-218732)

Do you amending you script with this will work

$schedMgr = Get-View ScheduledTaskManager

Get-View -Id $schedMgr.ScheduledTask | where{$_.Info.Name -match "^Scheduled Reboot of"} |

ForEach-Object -Process {

    $spec = $_.Info

    $spec.Description = $_.Info.Description -replace 'Agreed Scheduled Reboot','Recurring Reboot'

    $spec.Description = $_.Info.Description -replace 'by Service Owner',' '

    $spec.Name = $_.Info.Name -replace 'Scheduled Reboot','Recurring Reboot'

    $_.ReconfigureScheduledTask($spec)

}

Hi

I managed to run the script a few time to change but it seems that if expression i add "(" is does not like this

can you help me on this pls

$schedMgr = Get-View ScheduledTaskManager

Get-View -Id $schedMgr.ScheduledTask | where{$_.Info.Name -match "^Recurring Reboot of"} |

ForEach-Object -Process {

    $spec = $_.Info

    $spec.Description = $_.Info.Description -replace '(Ticket',' '

        $_.ReconfigureScheduledTask($spec)

}

Are you getting any error?

Or what is replaced incorrectly? Can you give an example?

Hi

Currently the description reads

Recurring Reboot of <ServerName> - (See  Ticket#IT-1234)

i  would it to be

Recurring Reboot of <ServerName> - IT-1234

the scripts is

$schedMgr = Get-View ScheduledTaskManager

Get-View -Id $schedMgr.ScheduledTask | where{$_.Info.Name -match "^Recurring Reboot of"} |

ForEach-Object -Process {

    $spec = $_.Info

    $spec.Description = $_.Info.Description -replace 'Recurring Reboot of JSY-DOCGVP09 -(See  Ticket#','Recurring Reboot of', $vm.Name -join ' -'

        $_.ReconfigureScheduledTask($spec)

}

Once issue is see is that the server name was added originally using  $vm.Name -join and this is what the it might not be able to read this

the error i get running this is probably adding  $vm.Name -join

The -replace operator uses a RegEx expression, so we can use capturing groups.

Try with this version

Hi

Thank you that worked the only thing i noticed is that in the original script it had '$1$3'

The description no look like this

$1$3   - IT-1234

i want to to be just

IT-1234

i amended the script which run without any errors but it does not do anything pls can you advise where i might be going wrong

$schedMgr = Get-View ScheduledTaskManager

Get-View -Id $schedMgr.ScheduledTask | where{$_.Info.Name -match "^Recurring Reboot of"} |

ForEach-Object -Process {

    $spec = $_.Info

    $spec.Description = $_.Info.Description -replace '$1$3   -',' '

    $_.ReconfigureScheduledTask($spec)

}

What did you have in the Description?

What did you actually run?

I ran this in test, and I don't see any $1$3 in the resulting description.
I suspect the code you used might have an issue.

Hi

Thank you it was resolved it must have been how i copied it

Thank all resolved