Port Schedules
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Overview
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Under Switching > Configure > Port schedules, you can setup up to five custom port schedules. In the example below, "Energy saving mode" is the name of our port schedule and enables ports seven days a week between the hours of 8AM and 5PM PST. The local time zone is based on settings under Network-Wide > Configure > General
Once you create a port schedule, simply apply it to desired ports under Switching > Monitor > Switch ports.
If you configure a port to be disabled and then apply a port schedule, the disabled port takes precedence over any port schedule applied.
Managing Time Zones for Port Schedules in Template Deployments
Port schedules operate based on the local time zone configured for each individual network. The time zone used for these schedules is determined by the Local time zone setting found under Network-wide > Configure > General for each specific network.
When a new network is created and bound to a template, or when an existing network is bound to a template, its Local time zone setting will initially inherit the value configured in the parent template network.
Therefore, if your template deployment includes switches across multiple time zones and you wish for port schedules to operate according to the local time of each site, you must explicitly configure the Local time zone for each individual bound network. This ensures that each network has its correct local time zone, independent of the template, allowing for precise local execution of port schedules. To achieve this, your deployment should be structured such that switches belonging to different time zones are located in separate networks (e.g., a unique network per site location, or a unique network per region assuming the devices in that region are all in the same time zone).
To configure the local time zone for a specific network:
- Select the appropriate network (the individual site or region network, not the parent template network) from the network drop-down menu in Dashboard.
- Navigate to Network-wide > Configure > General.
- Under Local time zone, select the correct Time Zone for the devices in the selected network.
- Click Save Changes.
Note: You can only configure port schedules on the Parent template network. When configuring a port schedule, it will show the Time Zone of the Parent template network, but the actual applied time zone will match that of the time zone override for the network that each individual switch is part of.
Configuring Port Schedules
Port schedules can be configured by navigating to Switching > Configure > Port schedules.
Note: Each network can have at most five port schedules.
Applying Port Schedules
Port schedules can be applied to a switch port by navigating to Switching > Monitor > Switch ports.
Port Schedules are executed from dashboard and changes to schedules are queued and processed every 30 minutes. In the event a port scheduled is changed, it may take up to 30 minutes to be activated.
Muting Notifications
The dashboard can be configured to generate email and webhook alerts if an MR gateway becomes unreachable. These alerts can be unnecessary if the MR is going offline due to a port schedule and therefore can be disabled by toggling the mute notification setting under Network-wide > Configure > Alerts. This feature can also be configured via the API using the endpoint /networks/{networkId}/alerts/settings.
