How to modify a scheduled task in Patch Manager

4/25/2019 3:46 PM

7/29/2022 7:59 AM

Patch Manager end users have no option to modify scheduled tasks from within the Patch Manager MMC Console. This article explains how to modify the existing scheduled tasks properties without the need to recreate them from scratch.

Note: The following procedure may apply only to limited scenarios and is not guaranteed to work for all possible scenarios related to task properties. Only some properties that are visible in task.xml can be modified.
 

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1. Log in to the Patch Manager MMC Console.
2. Expand Administration and Reporting ->  Scheduled Tasks -> In the center pane, select a scheduled task. 

3. In the Information tab, locate the scheduled task ID. For example: 

4. On the Patch Manager server, navigate to the task ID in the Patch Manager directory. For example: 
C:\Program Files (x86)\SolarWinds\Patch Manager\Patch Manager\Server\scheduled\925fc4d1-d63d-40a8-a38f-115915fd7be2
5. Back up the task ID file to another location and Open the original file in a text editor and modify the relevant task parameters for Ex:
- Locate the <callparameters> section in the file.
- Modify the parameters where needed. In this example, we are changing excludeexclusive to dontincludeexclusive.
6. Save and close the file.
7. Repeat this procedure for any additional scheduled tasks you want to modify.