Application Control
Installation and Uninstallation events from the past 24 hours
Script Type: Poweshell
This script pulls and reports any Install or Uninstall Events from the Event log in the past 24 hours. It will state not only what app was affected but, who performed the action as well.
Patch Management Engine Verification
This script will detect the version of the Patch Management Engine (PME) on the device and the status of the services associated with it. The script will fail if the services are not running and/or the version of PME is not consistent across the deployment.
| Output Parameters | Parameter pass condition |
|---|---|
| PME Version | Most recent version |
| PME Agent Service Status Cache Service Status RPC Service Status |
Running (any service not running results in check failure) |
Communications:
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True (any route / port returning False results in check failure) |
Running Process
Script Type: VBScript
You can configure the Running Process script to alert if the specified process is or is not running, with the option to kill the specified process and all instances where the script is discovered to be running.
| Script Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Check Behavior | Pass if process is running |
| Fail if process is running | |
| If process is running, kill all instances | If used, all running instances that match the process name are terminated. After a delay of two seconds, this script checks again to find if any processes of this name are running. If found, the script reports as failed. |
| Name of Process | The name of the executable to check for. This field is case sensitive. |
| Script Timeout Range | Range: 1 - 3600 seconds (default 120 seconds) |
SQL Query
Script Type: VBScript
The SQL Query script enables you to run a query on a number of database servers using an installed ODBC driver.
| Script Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| SQL Server | MySQL Server |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2000 | |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2005 | |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 | |
| ODBC Driver | If other than the default specified, enter the name of an ODBC Driver |
| Hostname/ IP Address | The address of the server to run the query against |
| Instance Name | Only available for Microsoft SQL variants, enter Instance name where required |
| Database Username | The username to use to connect to the server
User credentials are stored in plain-text in the Agent configuration files. Enter a user with only the minimal privileges required to execute this SQL query and ensure that appropriate permissions are applied to the Advanced Monitoring Agent installation directory. |
| Database Password | The password to use to connect to the server |
| Database Name | The name of the database to query |
| Trusted Connection (Use Windows Authentication) | If using a Microsoft SQL Variant, it is possible to query the server using the same user credentials that are used to run the agent |
| Database Query | The query to run |
| Script Timeout Range | Range: 1 - 3600 seconds (default 120 seconds) |
System User Count
Script Type: VBScript
The System User Count script queries the Active Directory and reports back the number of users with the option to fail where the number of returned users is higher than expected.
| Script Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Server Hostname | The address of the device to run the query against |
| Number of User Accounts Expected | The number of user accounts expected to be recorded in the Active Directory |
| Fail if result is higher than expected | If the number of user accounts returned is higher than the Number of User Accounts Expected, the script reports as failed |
| Script Timeout Range | Range: 1 - 3600 seconds (default 120 seconds) |
Take Control Version and Services Status (Integrated)
Script Type: Powershell
This script will show what version the Integrated Take Control Agent is on and whether the associated services are correctly running.
Take Control Version and Services Status (Standalone)
Script Type: Powershell
This script will show what version the Take Control (Standalone) Agent is on and whether the associated services are properly running.