Technical Tip: How to restart WAD process on a specific day and time using an automation stitch

[nathan_h]

Description

This article describes how to restart the WAD process with a specific day of the week (e.g. Monday, Wednesday, Friday) and specific time (e.g. 2:00 AM). This can be an effective workaround when there is a memory leak on the WAD process. There are different methods on an automatic restart of WAD: Auto-script (based on Interval) and wad-restart-mode memory (based on the used memory). The method in this article is to specify the day of the week and time. 

Scope

v7.0, v7.4.

Solution

1. Enter the commands below on Web CLI Console.

config system automation-trigger

edit "Monday_2AM"

set trigger-type scheduled
set trigger-frequency weekly
set trigger-weekday monday
set trigger-hour 2
set trigger-minute 15

next

edit "Wednesday_2AM"

set trigger-type scheduled
set trigger-frequency weekly
set trigger-weekday wednesday
set trigger-hour 2
set trigger-minute 15

next

edit "Friday_2AM"

set trigger-type scheduled
set trigger-frequency weekly
set trigger-weekday friday
set trigger-hour 2
set trigger-minute 15

next

end

config system automation-action

edit "wad_restart"

set action-type cli-script
set script "diag test app wad 99"
set accprofile "super_admin"

next

end

config system automation-stitch

edit "Monday_2AM_Restart"

set trigger "Monday_2AM"

config actions

edit 1

set action "wad_restart"
set required enable

next

end

next

edit "Wednesday_2AM_Restart"

set trigger "Wednesday_2AM"

config actions

edit 1

set action "wad_restart"

set required enable

next

end

next

edit "Friday_2AM_Restart"

set trigger "Friday_2AM"

config actions

edit 1

set action "wad_restart"
set required enable

next

end

next

end

2. Verify that the automation is installed correctly. 

Navigate to Security Fabric -> Automation. The trigger count will increment if the script was executed.