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Special Note - If you are using https for Open-AudIT, you will need to manually edit the files /usr/local/omk/bin/open-audit_tasks.[sh|vbs]. You will need to update the URL to reflect the https prefix. To use https, there is a line below that should be uncommented, and the regular line commented out. that's all there is to it.
Join Paul McClendon, an Opmantek Support Engineer, as he demonstrates how to schedule tasks to run automatically in Open-AudIT.
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Listing Tasks
All scheduled tasks are listed in the Admin section of the Open-AudIT Enterprise menu.
Menu -> Admin -> Tasks -> List Tasks). From this screen, you can add, remove and edit tasks.
Creating
All tasks can be created the same in Windows and Linux. Tasks use the CRON method for scheduling execution.
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If the Open-AudIT Server has Collectors reporting to it, an additional drop down is provided. You can select this to specify which Collector the task should run on. Only Discovery tasks are supported for Collectors.
Baselines
Once you have generated a Baseline Definition you can schedule it to be run against a specified group of devices.
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If the Open-AudIT Server has Collectors reporting to it, an additional drop down is provided. You can select this to specify which Collector the task should run on. Only Discovery tasks are supported for Collectors. Specify the same items as a regular Discovery, but provide the alternat alternate Collector to run this task.
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When you enable a Report to be run on a schedule, the report is emailed to your chosen address. You must have set up email via menu -> Admin -> Enterprise -> Email Config). We also have a "test email" button on that page. Input your details, save it and then test it. You should have a modal box that informs you if it successful or not and obviously a test email should arrive if it is successful. Once you have email configured, your scheduled reports can be configured.
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Summaries take the same arguments as Reports.
Database Schema
The database schema can be found in the application is the user has database::read permission by going to menu: Admin -> Database -> List Tables, then clicking on the details button for the table.
API / Web Access
You can access the collection using the normal Open-AudIT JSON based API. Just like any other collection. Please see The Open-AudIT API documentation for further details.
Default Items
Shipped are a set of default items. These can be found by going to menu: Help → Defaults → Discovery Scan Options.