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Complete the following:
- Choose Settings icon –> icon > Setup –> > Collection and Groups.
- On the Global page (which appears by default), check the Enable Discovery Blackout check box and click its Scheduling icon. The Discovery Blackout Scheduling gadgets appear.
- In the Recurrence Pattern drop-down, choose how often you want to execute the blackout period. You can select Once, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly.
- If you choose Once, complete the following:
- Choose an Execution Time from the drop-down list.
- Enter the date of the blackout, in the Day_of_ field.
- Specify the Duration: 10 or more Minutes, Hours, or Days.
- If you choose Daily, click either Every Day or Every Weekday.
- Choose an Execution Time from the drop-down list.
- Specify the Duration: 10 or more Minutes, Hours, or Days.
- If you choose Weekly, complete the following:
- Choose an Execution Time from the drop-down list.
- Check the check boxes for one or more days from Sunday through Saturday.
- Specify the Duration: 10 or more Minutes, Hours, or Days.
- If you choose Monthly, complete the following:
- Choose an Execution Time from the drop-down list.
- Day __ of every __ month(s): Specify for the discovery blackout to be executed on day-of-month X of every Y month. Month numbering starts with January. You can see some examples below.
Day 5 of every 1 month(s): means the blackout is executed on the 5th of the current and each next month.
Day 5 of every 2 month(s): means the blackout is executed on the 5th of January, March, May, July, and so on. - Specify the Duration: 10 or more Minutes, Hours, or Days.
- If necessary, select the Enable Change Blackout check box and click its Scheduling icon. The Discovery Blackout Scheduling gadgets appear. Follow the steps above to define the change blackout schedule.
- Click Save.