Scheduling Vocera ASL

Although you can use the Vocera Auto Send Logs utility to send log files manually, Vocera recommends that you use the Windows Task Scheduler to schedule Vocera Auto Send Logs to run once every two days.

If installed silently, ASL is not set up to run on a schedule. Vocera Customer Support recommends scheduling ASL so it runs proactively helping Vocera to ensure the health of your system.

If you install ASL with its own stand-alone installer, you are given the option to configure it to run on a schedule. The installer prompts you to enter administrative credentials for the Windows server and then configures the Windows Scheduler service to run a batch file that uploads the requested logs and troubleshooting data to the Vocera SFTP site.

To schedule an AutoSendLogs task in Windows:
  1. Open the Windows Administrative Tools Control Panel and click Task Scheduler.

    The Task Scheduler window appears.

  2. In the menu, click Action > Create Task.

    The Create Task window appears.

  3. Navigate to the General tab and perform the following:
    1. In the Name field, enter Vocera Auto Send Logs.
    2. Click Change User or Group.
      The Select User or Group dialog box appears.
    3. Use the Object Types control to specify the name of an account with administrative privileges.
      Important: Select a user account that is local to the server and has a password that does not expire.
    4. After you specify the account name, click OK to close the Select User or Group dialog box.
    5. Select Run whether user is logged on or not.
    6. Select Do not store password.
    7. Select Run with highest privileges.

  4. Navigate to the Triggers tab and perform the following:
    1. Click New at the bottom of the window.

      The New Trigger window opens.

    2. In the Begin the task list, verify if On a schedule is selected.
    3. Select Daily.
    4. In the Start section, leave the start date as the current date and choose a start time. Choose a time that is least active.
    5. Verify if Enabled is checked.
    6. Click OK to close the New Trigger window.
  5. Navigate to the Actions tab and perform the following:
    1. Click New at the bottom of the window.

      The New Action window opens.

    2. In the Action list, verify if Start a program is selected.
    3. Click Browse.
    4. Navigate to %VOCERA_DRIVE%\vocera\jre\bin and select java.exe.
    5. In the Add arguments field, enter -jar AutoSendLogs.jar -Xmx256 -s.
    6. In the Start in field, enter %VOCERA_DRIVE%\vocera\support\AutoSendLogs\.
    7. Click OK to close the New Action dialog box.
  6. Navigate to the Settings tab and select 2 hours for the Stop the task if it runs longer than field.
  7. Click OK to close the Create Task window. Windows saves the task you created.