How to restart WAD process on specific day and time using automation stitch

This article describes how to restart the WAD process with a specific day of the week (e.g. Monday, Wednesday, Friday) and specific time (e.g. 2:00 AM). This can be an effective workaround when there is a memory leak on the WAD process. There are different methods on an automatic restart of WAD: Auto-script (based on Interval) and wad-restart-mode memory (based on the used memory). The method in this article is to specify the day of the week and time.

Scope

v7.0, v7.4.

Solution

Step 1: Enter the commands below on Web CLI Console.

config system automation-trigger
edit "Monday_2AM"
set trigger-type scheduled
set trigger-frequency weekly
set trigger-weekday monday
set trigger-hour 2
set trigger-minute 15
next
edit "Wednesday_2AM"
set trigger-type scheduled
set trigger-frequency weekly
set trigger-weekday wednesday
set trigger-hour 2
set trigger-minute 15
next
edit "Friday_2AM"
set trigger-type scheduled
set trigger-frequency weekly
set trigger-weekday friday
set trigger-hour 2
set trigger-minute 15
next
end
config system automation-action
edit "wad_restart"
set action-type cli-script
set script "diag test app wad 99"
set accprofile "super_admin"
next
end
config system automation-stitch
edit "Monday_2AM_Restart"
set trigger "Monday_2AM"
config actions
edit 1
set action "wad_restart"
set required enable
next
end
next
edit "Wednesday_2AM_Restart"
set trigger "Wednesday_2AM"
config actions
edit 1
set action "wad_restart"
set required enable
next
end
next
edit "Friday_2AM_Restart"
set trigger "Friday_2AM"
config actions
edit 1
set action "wad_restart"
set required enable
next
end
next
end

Step 2: Verify that the automation is installed correctly.
Navigate to Security Fabric > Automation. The trigger count will increment if the script was executed.