Engine Tasks

You can link the engine tasks to the engine. Once linked, the engine adds the tasks to the task list and performs them in an order.

The following engine tasks are available:

Collect Task

Instructs the engine to collect the inventory information from the scalability server.

Query Task

Instructs the engine to run a query and return the results to the DSM Explorer.

SQL Script Task

Instructs the engine to run an SQL Script.

External Utility Task

Instructs the engine to run an external utility.

Note: Make sure that the external utility does not stop responding, for example, waiting for any user interaction. Such a situation would cause the engine to stop processing all other tasks linked to it.

Database Synchronization Task

Instructs the engine to synchronize CA ITCM assets and inventory data that are collected in a Microsoft SQL server (on Windows) of the DSM domain or enterprise manager with the accordant data in the remote SQL server (on Windows) or Oracle DBMS (on Solaris).

CA Asset Converter for Microsoft SCCM task

Instructs the engine to connect to a System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) and extract information, including hardware and software inventory, about the computers stored in its database.

CA Repository Extraction

Extracts package metadata from the repository and lets you view the Debian package details on DSM Web Console. For more information please see Extract Package Metadata from the Repository in the Software Delivery Administration Guide.

Scheduled Report Task

Instructs the engine to run a scheduled report.

Note: For more details about each engine task, refer to the Asset Management section of the DSM Explorer Help.