Scheduled services¶

The Scheduled Services module allows you to automate network operations by planning them in advance. Whether for a one-time intervention or a recurring task (e.g., weekly backups), the scheduler orchestrates these operations.

Calendar Overview — The global calendar view showing past executions (colored by status) and future scheduled tasks (grey).

Dashboard overview¶

The calendar provides a visual status of your operations at a glance.

Future Events: pending Scheduled tasks not yet executed. You can edit or delete them.
Ongoing Events: ongoing Tasks running.
Completed Events: The status reflects the transaction result:
- success All devices were processed successfully.
- partial success At least one device succeeded, others failed.
- failed The service failed on all targets.

Scheduling a new service¶

To create a task, click on a date in the calendar or use the Schedule Service button. The configuration interface guides you through several steps.

Full Schedule Modal — The scheduling interface gathering timing, scope, and configuration.

Step 1: Definition & Timing¶

Name: The task name (e.g., "Weekly Backup Site Paris").
Periodicity:
- One-time: Runs once at the specific date/time.
- Recurring (Daily/Weekly/Monthly): Automatically generates events for the next 12 months.
Service: Select the operation to perform from the available categories.
- Custom Services are also available if they have been flagged as "Schedulable".

Step 2: Reporting (SMTP)¶

Avalon automatically sends a summary email upon completion if configured.

Send Summary To: Select the recipient list.
Prerequisite: An SMTP server must be configured in Administration.

Step 3: Scope Selection¶

Define on which equipment the service will run.

Select Sites: Filter devices by location.
Select Devices: Use the Quick Select dropdown to filter by Type, Building, or Redundancy Group, or pick devices individually.

Step 4: Parameter Configuration¶

This step adapts to the service selected. You can define parameters globally or specifically per device.

Quick Config: Sets the parameter value for all selected devices.
Per-Device Override: You can change the parameter for a specific device if needed (e.g., running config for most, but startup for one specific router).

Parameter Configuration — Overriding parameters per device: Setting specific configuration types for individual switches.

Monitoring execution¶

Once the scheduled time is reached, the event status changes to Running. You can click on the event to view the live transaction.

Ongoing Transaction — Real-time view of a running service. Note: This view does not auto-refresh; you must manually reload to see progress.

Lifecycle management¶

Edit: As long as an event has not started (status Pending), you can click on it to modify any parameter.
Delete: You can delete a future event.
- For recurring tasks, deleting an instance removes the future schedule but keeps the history of past executions.

Traceability & Reporting¶

After execution, the event becomes a read-only Transaction.

Transaction details¶

Clicking on a completed event opens the detailed report, showing the status for each device.

Success Transaction — Detailed view of a successful execution.

Email reporting¶

If configured, Avalon sends an email report immediately after the workflow ends.

Global Status: Instant visibility on the overall success rate.
Attachments: The email includes an Excel file containing the granular details of each sub-transaction.

Email Report Partial Success — Example of a "Partial Success" email report with the attached audit log.