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Create Compliance Jobs

You can create and schedule Compliance Jobs so they run automatically at regular intervals.

To create a Compliance Job

  1. Click the Management link, then click the Compliance tab.

    The Compliance tab page appears.

  2. Click the Jobs link (below the main tabs)

    The Compliance Jobs page appears and lists all existing Compliance Jobs.

  3. Select Create Compliance Jobs from the Table Actions drop-down list.

    The Create Compliance Jobs wizard appears.

  4. Enter a name and a description of the job in the corresponding fields, then select one of the following options from the Remediation drop-down list to specify whether you want to use remediation to reset non-compliant values:
    None

    Specifies that non-compliant values appear in the Rule Compliance results, but does not use remediation to reset these values.

    Rule Value Only

    Specifies that remediation is used to reset non-compliant values to the values that are defined in the rules.

    Rule Value or Blueprint Default Value

    Specifies that remediation is used to reset non-compliant values to the values that are defined in the rules. If an explicit rule is not defined for the component, the non-compliant value is reset to the default value defined in the Component Blueprint.

  5. Click Next.

    The Rule Group page appears.

  6. Double-click one or more entries in the Available Rule Groups field, or click the double right-facing arrow to select all of the Rule Groups.

    The selected Rule Groups appear in the Selected Rule Groups field.

  7. Click Next.

    The Services page appears.

  8. Double-click one or more entries in the Available Services field, or click the double right-facing arrow to select all of the services.

    The selected services appear in the Selected Services field.

  9. Click Next.

    The Servers page appears.

  10. Double-click one or more entries in the Available Servers field, or click the double right-facing arrow to select all of the servers.

    The selected servers appear in the Selected Servers field.

  11. Click Next.

    The Server Groups page appears.

  12. Double-click one or more entries in the Available Server Groups field, or click the double right-facing arrow to select all of the groups.

    The selected groups appear in the Selected Server Groups field.

  13. Click Next.

    The Schedule page appears.

  14. Define the schedule for automatically running the Rule Compliance operation by selecting one of the following from the Frequency drop-down list:
    Not Scheduled

    Specifies that the operation does not run automatically. It can be run manually or scheduled in the future.

    Once

    Specifies that the operation is run automatically one time. If you select this option, you also need to specify when it is run in the Time field.

    Minutes

    Specifies that the operation is run on a recurring basis using at an interval defined in minutes. If you select this option, you also need to specify the following:

    • Start Time—Specify the time the operation starts to run. Start time is always on the hour (for example, 10:00:00PM, 8:00:00AM, and so on).
    • Begin Date—Specify the date the operation is first run.
    • End Date—Specify the date the operation is run for the last time.
    • Recur every # minutes—Specify the interval at which the operation runs.

    For example, if you want the operation to run every 10 minutes starting at 11:00 p.m., you would specify a Start Time of 11:00:00PM, and specify Recur every 10 minutes. The operation would run at 11:00 p.m., 11:10 p.m., 11:20 p.m., 11:30 p.m., and so on until the end of the hour (midnight in this example). If the current operation has not finished running by the time the next interval occurs, the next run waits until the previous one completes, and then starts.

    Hourly

    Specifies that the operation is run on a recurring basis using at an interval defined in hours. If you select this option, you also need to specify the following:

    • Start Time—Specify the time the operation starts to run. Start time is always on the hour (for example, 10:00:00PM, 8:00:00AM, and so on).
    • Begin Date—Specify the date the operation is first run.
    • End Date—Specify the date the operation is run for the last time.
    • Recur every # hours—Specify the interval at which the operation runs.

    For example, if you want the operation to run every four hours throughout the day starting at 11:00 p.m., you would specify a Start Time of 11:00:00PM, and specify Recur every 4 hours. The operation would run at 11:00 p.m., 3:00 a.m., 7:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m., and 7:00 p.m.. If the current operation has not finished running by the time the next interval occurs, the next run will wait until the previous one completes, and then start. Also note that if the Start Time has already passed in the current day, the operation runs immediately, then resumes the recurring schedule you specify.

    Daily

    Specifies that the operation is run on a recurring basis using at an interval defined in days. If you select this option, you also need to specify the following:

    • Start Time—Specify the time the operation starts to run. Start time is always on the hour (for example, 10:00:00PM, 8:00:00AM, and so on).
    • Begin Date—Specify the date the profile is first run.
    • End Date—Specify the date the operation is run for the last time.
    • Recur every # days—Specify the interval at which the operation runs.
    Weekly

    Specifies that the operation is run on a recurring basis using at an interval defined in weeks. If you select this option, you also need to specify the following:

    • Start Time—Specify the time the operation starts to run. Start time is always on the hour (for example, 10:00:00PM, 8:00:00AM, and so on).
    • Begin Date—Specify the date the operation is first run.
    • End Date—Specify the date the operation is run for the last time.
    • Recur every # weeks—Specify the interval at which the operation runs.
    Monthly

    Specifies that the operation is run on a recurring basis using at an interval defined in months. If you select this option, you also need to specify the following:

    • Start Time—Specify the time the operation starts to run.
    • Begin Date—Specify the date the operation is first run.
    • End Date—Specify the date the operation is run for the last time.
    • Recur every # months—Specify the interval at which the operation runs.
  15. Define the notification that is sent when the operation is run in the following fields:
    Notification Profile

    Specifies the notification profile to use when this operation is run as scheduled. For information about creating notification profiles, see Create Notification Profiles.

    Subject

    Specifies the subject line of the email message that is sent by the selected notification profile.

    The schedule for the Rule Compliance Job is defined.

  16. Click Finish.

    The job is created and appears in the Compliance Jobs table.