Scheduled tasks - repeatable

[Wayne Workman]

I just created a WOL task using the CRON style and I put all asterisks in all the fields through a group.

Then I shutdown a lab and they did not WOL… because I assume the task for them all had completed before they even shutdown.

Is this how it works now?

Can it be changed so that tasks are repeatable?

I’m looking for a way to wake up clients every day at set times using scheduled tasks - tasks that are repeatable.

[Tom Elliott]

Wol will work as you described or at least should. Does the scheduler log show anything?

[Wayne Workman]

@Tom-Elliott There wasn’t anything in the log viewer… I’m guessing that’s not good.

But on the server, there is this:

[root@mbfog ~]# cd /opt/fog/log
[root@mbfog log]# ls
fogreplicator.log  multicast.log             multicast.log.udpcast.21  multicast.log.udpcast.26  multicast.log.udpcast.32  pinghosts.log
fogscheduler.log   multicast.log.udpcast.16  multicast.log.udpcast.22  multicast.log.udpcast.29  multicast.log.udpcast.33  servicemaster.log
fogsnapinrep.log   multicast.log.udpcast.19  multicast.log.udpcast.23  multicast.log.udpcast.30  multicast.log.udpcast.34
groupmanager.log   multicast.log.udpcast.20  multicast.log.udpcast.25  multicast.log.udpcast.31  multicast.log.udpcast.35
[root@mbfog log]# tail fogscheduler.log
[12-16-15 3:05:55 pm] Interface Ready with IP Address: mbfog.mb
[12-16-15 3:05:55 pm]  * Starting TaskScheduler Service
[12-16-15 3:05:55 pm]  * Checking for new items every 60 seconds
[12-16-15 3:05:55 pm]  * Starting service loop
[12-16-15 3:05:55 pm]  * 0 active task(s) awaiting check-in.
[12-16-15 3:05:55 pm]  * No tasks found!
[12-16-15 3:06:55 pm]  * 0 active task(s) awaiting check-in.
[12-16-15 3:06:55 pm]  * No tasks found!
[12-16-15 3:07:55 pm]  * 0 active task(s) awaiting check-in.
[12-16-15 3:07:55 pm]  * No tasks found!
[root@mbfog log]#

[Tom Elliott]

Can you try restarting the FOGScheduler service?

[Wayne Workman]

@Tom-Elliott

[root@mbfog log]# systemctl restart FOGScheduler
[root@mbfog log]# systemctl status FOGScheduler
● FOGScheduler.service - FOGScheduler
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/FOGScheduler.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: active (running) since Wed 2015-12-16 15:12:03 CST; 4s ago
 Main PID: 35455 (FOGTaskSchedule)
   CGroup: /system.slice/FOGScheduler.service
           ├─35455 /usr/bin/php -q /opt/fog/service/FOGTaskScheduler/FOGTaskScheduler &
           └─35458 /usr/bin/php -q /opt/fog/service/FOGTaskScheduler/FOGTaskScheduler &

Dec 16 15:12:03 mbfog.mb.OMITTED.k12.mo.us systemd[1]: Started FOGScheduler.
Dec 16 15:12:03 mbfog.mb.OMITTED.k12.mo.us systemd[1]: Starting FOGScheduler...
[root@mbfog log]# tail fogscheduler.log
  #     GNU GPL Version 3                   #
  ###########################################

[12-16-15 3:12:03 pm] Interface Ready with IP Address: 10.2.1.11
[12-16-15 3:12:03 pm] Interface Ready with IP Address: mbfog.mb
[12-16-15 3:12:03 pm]  * Starting TaskScheduler Service
[12-16-15 3:12:03 pm]  * Checking for new items every 60 seconds
[12-16-15 3:12:03 pm]  * Starting service loop
[12-16-15 3:12:03 pm]  * 0 active task(s) awaiting check-in.
[12-16-15 3:12:03 pm]  * No tasks found!
[root@mbfog log]#

[Wayne Workman]

I tried to do it to just one individual host and got this:

Wonder if the computers not having an image assigned prevented the cron-style WOL task from ever being created?

[Wayne Workman]

http://<fog up>/fog/management/index.php?sub=wakeEmUp&mac=<Mac of host>

wiki

That’s the web command for WOL.

[Tom Elliott]

The suspected issue right now appears to be the wol tasking is requiring an image to be performed which should not be the case. Thanks @Wayne-Workman for pointing this out. Just thought I’d inform anyone else seeing the same type of problem.

[Tom Elliott]

The issue was indeed due to non-image required tasks requiring an image set to the host. I have added checks now to hopefully ensure it no longer needs this if the image type is not of a nature that requires an image assigned.

Thank you for reporting.

[Sebastian Roth]

Moving to bug reports and marking it solved.

[Wayne Workman]

I’m on cloud 5760 and the WOL Cron style tasks are now creating for individual hosts that don’t have images assigned. I can see them in task management under scheduled tasks - but it’s not actually running.

And tasks are still not being created through groups.

[Wayne Workman]

WOL as an immediate task through groups (even with an image unassigned) does work.

WOL as an immediate task for one host does work.

WOL as a cron task for one host does not work (Does create the task).

WOL as a cron task through groups does not work (doesn’t create the tasks).

This is what I’m doing in the groups for testing (about 30 in the group):

[Wayne Workman]

[Wayne Workman]

https://youtu.be/R9-dms7kszc

[Tom Elliott]

Should all be fixed in latest.

Sorry about the havoc or issues this may have created.

[Wayne Workman]

@Tom-Elliott Ok… Progress… but not totally right.

I haven’t even created any Cron tasks… but since I’ve updated, computers won’t stay shut down lol.

I wonder if my previous attempts to create a * * * * * WOL task was stored but didn’t work. and if that’s the case - the previously created Cron task is not showing in the scheduled tasks list.

Where are Cron jobs stored?

Also - Cron style WOL through groups now tells me it successfully created the task - but the tasks are still not showing in the scheduled tasks area.

[Wayne Workman]

I’ve deleted everything in the tasks table… computers are still turning on/staying on.

[Wayne Workman]

Ok I deleted everything in the scheduledTasks table - that stopped the constant WOL stuff.

the FOGScheduler seems to be working correctly…

However these cron tasks are still not showing in Task Management -> Scheduled Tasks, which means it’s not easy to delete cron tasks.

For the moment - this is no longer a critical issue for me - I have a firm grasp on working with MySQL and knowing now about the scheduledTasks table - I can work with this.

Things are workable.

[Tom Elliott]

@Wayne-Workman I want to figure out why you’re not seeing the tasks but things from the cron scheduler are working as intended now? Is it somewhat safe to solve this thread?

[Wayne Workman]

@Tom-Elliott Yes.