Scheduling

Overview

HPE Morpheus Software provides scheduling capabilities for various operational tasks, allowing administrators to automate routine activities and manage resource lifecycle timing. Scheduling features are available across several areas of the platform.

Execute Schedules

Execute Schedules define time windows during which automated tasks, jobs, and workflows are permitted to run. They act as execution policies that control when automation can execute.

Navigate to Provisioning ‣ Automation > Execute Schedules to manage execute schedule definitions.

Creating an Execute Schedule

  1. Navigate to Provisioning > Automation > Execute Schedules

  2. Click + ADD

  3. Configure the schedule:

    NAME

    A descriptive name for the execute schedule.

    DESCRIPTION

    Optional description of when and why this schedule is used.

    SCHEDULE TYPE

    The type of schedule definition:

    • Date and Time — A specific date/time window

    • Day of Week — Recurring on specific days of the week with time windows

    TIME ZONE

    The time zone for the schedule definition.

    ENABLED

    Toggle to enable or disable the schedule.

  4. Click SAVE

Power Schedules

Power Schedules automate the start and stop of Instances and Servers based on defined time windows. This is commonly used to shut down non-production environments outside business hours to reduce costs.

Navigate to Provisioning ‣ Automation > Power Schedules to manage power schedule definitions.

Creating a Power Schedule

  1. Navigate to Provisioning > Automation > Power Schedules

  2. Click + ADD

  3. Configure the schedule:

    NAME

    A descriptive name for the power schedule.

    DESCRIPTION

    Optional description.

    SCHEDULE TYPE

    • Power On — Start resources during the defined window

    • Power Off — Stop resources during the defined window

    • Custom — Define specific on/off times

    TIME ZONE

    The time zone for the schedule.

    DAYS

    Select which days of the week the schedule is active.

    START TIME / END TIME

    The time window during which the power action applies.

    ENABLED

    Toggle to enable or disable the schedule.

  4. Click SAVE

Assigning Power Schedules

Power schedules can be assigned to:

  • Instances — Via the Instance detail page or during provisioning

  • Servers — Via the Server detail page

Assigned resources will automatically start or stop according to the schedule definition.

Instance Schedules

Individual Instances can have schedules assigned for lifecycle management, including:

  • Expiration dates — Auto-terminate instances after a defined period

  • Shutdown schedules — Auto-stop instances at specified times

  • Extension requests — Users can request extensions to scheduled expirations

Instance schedules are configured on the Instance detail page or enforced through policies.

Report Schedules

Reports can be scheduled for automatic generation on recurring intervals:

  1. Navigate to |OpRep|

  2. Click SCHEDULE next to the desired report type

  3. Configure the report parameters and schedule frequency

  4. Click SAVE

Scheduled reports generate automatically and appear in the report history for the selected report type.

Job Schedules

Jobs (Provisioning > Jobs) support schedule configuration for recurring execution of tasks and workflows:

  • Manual — Execute on demand only

  • Date and Time — Execute once at a specific date/time

  • Schedule — Execute on a recurring schedule (references Execute Schedules)

Policies and Scheduling

Several policy types leverage scheduling:

  • Power Schedule policies — Enforce power schedules at the Group or Cloud level

  • Expiration policies — Set maximum instance lifetimes

  • Shutdown policies — Enforce automatic shutdowns after defined periods

These are configured under Infrastructure > Groups > Policies or Infrastructure > Clouds > Policies.