Task scheduling

Task scheduling is a system management feature that allows you to automate routine jobs to run once or on a recurring basis.

Time zones and seasonal time changes

Tasks are scheduled in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Because UTC remains constant year-round, scheduled tasks do not automatically adjust for local variations such as summer time or Daylight Saving Time. For example, a task scheduled for 2:00 a.m. during standard time runs at 3:00 a.m. during summer time.

Automatically scheduled tasks

The system automatically schedules these tasks:

  • Download and install the latest vulnerability database (VDB): once, after initial setup.

  • Download VDB updates: weekly, starting at initial setup.

  • Locally stored configuration-only backup of the Cloud-Delivered Firewall Management Center: weekly, starting at initial setup.

  • Certificate revocation list (CRL) updates: daily, when you configure user or audit log certificates.