Scheduled Snapshot Purge Script - Part 2 of 2) Setting up a Scheduled Task

In order to setup the scheduled task.

1) Create Basic Task Wizard: Create a Basic Task

Name = Snapshot Purge

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2) Create Basic Task Wizard: Task Trigger

When do you want the task to start? Daily

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3) Create Basic Task Wizard: Daily

Choose when you want the task to start and recur.

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4) Create Basic Task Wizard: Action

What action do you want the task to perform? Start a program

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5) Create Basic Task Wizard: Start a Program

Program/script: powershell.exe

Add arguments (optional): -Noninteractive -Noprofile -Command "&C:\scripts\snapshotdeletor.ps1"

Start in (optional): C:\scripts

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Note: To run the script from command prompt you’d use>

powershell.exe -Noninteractive -Noprofile -Command "&C:\scripts\snapshotdeletor.ps1"

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6) Create Basic Task Wizard: Summary

Tick ‘Open the Properties dialog for this task when I click Finish’

Click FINISH

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7) Snapshot Purge Properties (Local Computer)

Be sure to select:

Run whether user is logged on or not

Run with highest privileges

Click OK

And enter the password for the account running the task.

Click OK

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