Jobs

Introduction

A job is a unit of work that you define to automate commonly run tasks, like active directory checklist, antivirus update, application scan, disk cleanup etc.

Types of jobs that OpsRamp provides:

• AD Checklist

• Antivirus Update

• Application Scan

• Asset Information

• Disk Defragmentation

• ExBPA Checklist

• Missing Patches Request

• MSSQL Report

• Network Backup Configuration

• Temp File Deletion

Scope of Job

Jobs are client specific. Example: A job can be assigned and scheduled only to specific client devices.

Scenario: Schedule and assign a job

Scenario: A user wants to assign antivirus job across all the devices and schedule the job to run every Monday at 10 AM.

Solution: Create a job and assign the job to the devices and then provide a schedule for the job. See below instructions for managing a job.

Manage a Job

Create, Schedule and Apply a Job

You can create and schedule a native job. Example: See the above scenario.

Instructions for creating and applying a job.

1. Login to OpsRamp.

2. On the drop-down menu, click Automation.

3. Click Jobs. Jobs list page appears.

4. Click Create. Add Job page appears.

5. Select the client, Job Type and provide job name.

6. Provide schedule time for the job and click Add Devices. Add Devices page appears.

7. Select the checkbox to select the devices to assign the job. You can also filter for devices from the drop-down menu.

8. After selection of devices, click Add Devices and then click Save. You can now view the list of devices added to the job. The devices are added to the job.

A job is now created, scheduled and applied to selected devices.