Technical Tip: How to schedule a running of a script from a FortiManager unit

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Description

This KB article describes, how to configure a FortiManager unit to schedule a script, which is run towards a FortiGate unit. This would allow a scheduled activity to be performed regularly from a FortiManager unit.

Scope

FortiManager 5.0.x

FortiOS

Solution

1. On the FortiManager unit:

System Settings > Admin > Admin Setting > click on "Show Script" box:



 

2.  Go on "Device Manager"tab, now the tree menu will display a new line as per below:



 

3. Open a CLI window on FortiManager and run:

FMG # config system admin setting
(setting)# set show_schedule_script enable   --> It can be enabled only via CLI
 

 
4. Under Device Manager > Script > Create New :






 
 
5. Go on the Script just created. Click on it one time in order to high light the line as below:

   


 

6. Right Click on the just highlighted line :


 
 
7. Click on "Run" :



The box "Enable Schedule" as been added after the command set show_schedule_script was enabled via the CLI.