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Run Server Rule Compliance

Server-based Rule Compliance lets you check server and snapshot data against the following:

• Default value rules
• Data type rules
• Constraint rules defined in Component Blueprints

Note: Running Rule Compliance using the procedures in this section is considered running the operation manually. To schedule Rule Compliance operations, see Create Rule Compliance Jobs.

To run server-based Rule Compliance

1. Click the Management link, then Servers tab.

   The Servers tab page appears.

2. Click the check box next to one or more managed servers on which you want run Rule Compliance, then select Management Actions, Run Rule Compliance from the Select Actions drop-down list.

   The Server Criteria page of the Run Rule Compliance wizard appears.

3. Select the lowest severity level of messages you want Rule Compliance to report from the Severity drop-down list.

   The available Rule Category options (described in step 5) are determined by the severity level you select in this step.

   Information

   Displays Information, Warning, Error, and Critical messages. Enables you to select either Default Value Rules or Data Type Rules in step 5.

   Warning

   Displays Warning, Error, and Critical messages. Disables Data Value Rules in step 5.

   Error

   Displays Error and Critical messages. Disables Data Value Rules in step 5.

   Critical

   Displays only Critical messages. Disables both Default Value Rules and Data Type Rules in step 5, and requires that you define Explicit Rules as described in step 7.

4. 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. Create a set of rules against which to run Rule Compliance by selecting one of the following categories in the Rule Category area (if you selected Critical in the Severity drop-down list, these options are not available):

   Default Value Rules

   Verifies current server or snapshot values against specified default values.

   When default values are specified in a Component Blueprint, CA Configuration Automation automatically creates rules that check to see if the actual value deviates from the default value. Default rule deviations show as Information messages in the results.

   Data Type Rules

   Verifies current server or snapshot values against specified values for the corresponding data type.

6. Accept the default Explicit Rules settings or click the Select Rule Groups option and double‑click the rule group you want to use in the Available Rule Groups column to move it to the Selected Rule Groups column.

   Blueprint Rules

   Verifies current service or snapshot values against constraint rules defined in Component Blueprints.

   Includes both user-defined rules and built-in rules, such as data type checking.

   Instance Rules

   Verifies current service or snapshot values against constraint rules defined in the service and Component Blueprints.

7. Select the snapshot you want to use to establish compliance.

   Note: If you selected multiple servers in step 2, and want to use snapshot data, select each server’s most recent snapshot on specified date option and enter a date in the Snapshot Date field. If there is no snapshot for the selected servers on the specified date, CA Configuration Automation displays an error message on the results page. If there are multiple snapshots available on the specified date, the most recent snapshot on that date is used.

8. Click Next.

   The Components page appear.

9. Select one of the following Component Blueprint options:

   Include All Component Blueprints

   Specifies that all component blueprints are used on the selected servers.

   Select Component Blueprints by Name

   Specifies that one or more component blueprints are used on the selected servers. If you select this option you must select the blueprints in the Available Blueprints column, then click the single right-facing arrow to move it to the Select Blueprints column.

10. Click Next.

    The Filters page appears.

11. Accept the default setting (All) or create a filter to determine which of the following items are considered by the Rule Compliance operation:

    Folders

    Specifies whether all folders or only the selected folders are searched by the Rule Compliance operation.

    Categories

    Specifies whether all categories or only the selected categories are searched by the Rule Compliance operation. Categories are assigned in the Component Blueprint and are the organizational groupings to which an element belongs.

    Weights

    Specifies whether all weights or only the selected weights are searched by the Rule Compliance operation. Weights are assigned in the Component Blueprint and represent the relative importance of an element. Unweighted elements (no weight assigned) are considered Medium.

    You can press Ctrl+click to select multiple non-consecutive list entries, or Shift+click to select multiple consecutive list entries.

12. Click OK.

    The Rule Compliance results appear as described in Viewing the Results of Rule Compliance Operations.