Maintenance windows allow scheduled production state changes of a device or all devices in a system, group, or location. You might want to set up a maintenance window, for example, to prevent alerts and warnings while you perform configuration changes or reboot a device.
Note
In lieu of setting up a maintenance window, you can change the production state for a device manually at the time you want to make changes.
When the maintenance window starts, the production state of the device is set to the value of Start Production State (Maintenance). When the maintenance window closes, the production state of the device reverts to the value of Stop Production State (the state the device was in prior to maintenance).
When a maintenance window starts, an event is created with the following information:
depuid - zenactions | Monitor | MaintenanceWindowName | TargetOrganizerOrDevice
prodState - StartProductionState
severity - Info
summary/message - Maintenance window starting MaintenanceWindow for Target
eventClass - /Status/Update
eventClassKey - mw_change
maintenance_devices - Target
maintenance_window - MaintenanceWindow
When a maintenance window stops, an event is created with the following information:
severity - Clear
summary/message - Maintenance window stopping MaintenanceWindow for Target
prodState - -99 (meaning "unknown.")
Maintenance window events auto-clear, meaning that stop events clear start events.
You can create a maintenance window for an individual device or group of devices in the devices hierarchy.
To create a maintenance window for a device:
Click a device name in the devices list.
The device Overview page appears.
In the left panel, select Administration.
In the Maintenance Windows area, select Add Maint Window from
(Action menu).The Add Maintenance Window dialog appears.
Enter a name for the maintenance window, and then click OK.
The newly defined maintenance window appears in the list.
Click the name in the list to show the maintenance window status page.
Define the attributes for the maintenance window:
Name - Name of the maintenance window.
Enabled - Select True to make the maintenance window active, or False to de-activate it.
Start - Specify a date and time for the window to become active.
Duration - Specify the length of time for the window to be in effect.
Start Production State - Define the production state for the window when the maintenance period begins.
Stop Production State - Shows the production state that will be in effect when the maintenance period ends.
Click Save.
To create a maintenance window for a group of devices:
Select a group of devices from the devices hierarchy or devices list.
Click Details.
In the left panel, select Administration
In the Maintenance Windows area, select Add Maint Window from
(Action menu).The Add Maintenance Window dialog appears.
Enter a name for the maintenance window, and then click OK.
The newly defined maintenance window appears in the list.
Click the name in the list to show the maintenance window status page.
Define the attributes for the maintenance window:
Name - Name of the maintenance window.
Enabled - Select True to make the maintenance window active, or False to de-activate it.
Start - Specify a date and time for the window to become active.
Duration - Specify the length of time for the window to be in effect.
Start Production State - Define the production state for the window when the maintenance period begins.
Stop Production State - Shows the production state that will be in effect when the maintenance period ends.
Click Save.
