Create a Recurring Event
Applies To: Windows Server 2008
Membership in the local Administrators group, or equivalent, is required to complete this procedure.
To create a recurring event
Open Windows System Resource Manager.
In the navigation tree, expand Calendar, right-click Calendar Events, and then click New Recurring Event.
In the Event Name text box, type a name for the event.
Note
A recurring event name cannot start with a hyphen (-) and cannot contain spaces or the following characters: , \ / * ; ? : " | - < or >.
Click Policy Name or Schedule Name, and then do one of the following:
If you clicked Policy Name, select a resource allocation policy with which to associate the recurring event.
If you clicked Schedule Name, select a schedule with which to associate the recurring event.
If you clicked Policy Name, in Start and end time do the following:
In the Start drop-down list, select a time for the policy to begin.
In the End drop-down list, select a time for the policy to end.
In the Duration drop-down list, select a value for the length of time that the policy will be in effect.
Decide if you want the event to recur on a daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly basis, and then in Recurrence Pattern, do one of the following:
Click Daily. In Recur every, specify (in days) how frequently the event should recur.
Click Weekly. In Recur every, specify (in weeks) how frequently the event should recur, and then, in the check boxes provided, select one or more days.
Click Monthly, and then do one of the following:
Click Recur on day. In the spaces provided, type a numeric value for the day of the month on which the calendar event should run and a numeric value (in months) for how frequently the event should recur.
Click Recur on the. In the drop-down boxes, select First, Second, Third, Fourth, or Last, select the day on which the calendar event should run, and then type a numeric value (in months) for how frequently the event should recur.
Click Yearly, and then do one of the following:
Click Recur every. In the drop-down box, select a month, and then type a numeric value for the day on which the calendar event should run.
Click Recur on the. In the drop-down boxes, select First, Second, Third, Fourth, or Last, select the day, and then select the month on which the calendar event should run.
In Recurrence Range, in the Start box, select a date for the policy to take effect.
Select No end date, or select End on and specify an ending date, and then click OK.
Additional considerations
To open Windows System Resource Manager, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Windows System Resource Manager. In the Connect to Computer dialog box, select This computer, and then click Connect. Microsoft Management Console will start with the Windows System Resource Manager (Local) snap-in open.
When you create or modify calendar events or schedules, the time values that you specify will be expressed in the local time of the server. All time values displayed in the Windows System Resource Manager interface or saved to an XML file will also be expressed in the local time of the server.