LANDesk system management actions

These actions enable you to incorporate LANDesk Management Suite's system management functionality with Process Manager.

LANDesk system management actions are described below.

Note: For all LDMS actions, Core credential set is a required value, and should be the first attribute you fill in. If you select a field to set up the integration with an LDMS core, make sure the field is mapped to a Listener value that matches the Display name you provided for the LDMS core in the Process Manager database utility.

Add device to scheduled task

This action enables you to add a device to an existing scheduled task. When the action occurs in the course of a process, the designated scheduled task is updated to include the device specified here.

• Auditing template: The auditing template to use (see "Auditing templates").
• Core credential set: The display name of the core server (see "Configuring LANDesk cores").
• Name: The name of the action.
• Device name: The device to add to the scheduled task (see "Inserting fields").
• IP address: The IP address of the device to add or delete (see "Inserting fields").
• Task Id: The ID assigned to the selected LANDesk distribution task.

 Add/delete device

This action enables you to add or delete devices. When the action occurs in the course of a process, the designated devices are added/deleted from the inventory of the LANDesk Management Suite core server.

• Auditing template: The auditing template to use (see "Auditing templates").
• Core credential set: The display name of the core server (see "Configuring LANDesk cores").
• Name: The name of the action.
• Add or delete device: Specifies whether to add or delete the device.
• Asset tag: The asset tag of the device.
• Device name: The device to add or delete (see "Inserting fields").
• IP address: The IP address of the device to add or delete (see "Inserting fields").
• IP name: The fully-qualified name of the device to delete. For example: computer.landesk.com. (see "Inserting fields").
• MAC address: The MAC address of the device.

 Deploy agent to unmanaged device

This action enables you to deploy agents to an unmanaged devices. When the action occurs in the course of a process, a scheduled task is created in LANDesk Management Suite and run in order to deploy the agent configuration package to one or more unmanaged devices.

• Auditing template: The auditing template to use (see "Auditing templates").
• Core credential set: The display name of the core server (see "Configuring LANDesk cores").
• Name: The name of the action.
• Client configuration package: The client configuration package to deploy to the unmanaged device (see "Inserting a client configuration package").
• Distribution task name: The name assigned to the distribution task in LDMS (see "Assigning a distribution task".
• Unmanaged node's ID: The unmanaged device (see "Inserting fields". This is usually provided by the event listener.

Reschedule task

This action enables you to reschedule a task. When the action occurs in the course of a process, a scheduled task is created in LANDesk Management Suite and executed.

• Auditing template: The auditing template to use (see "Auditing templates").
• Core credential set: The display name of the core server (see "Configuring LANDesk cores").
• Name: The name of the action.
• Success percentage: The percentage of devices that have to perform the rescheduled task in order for the action to be successful.
• Task ID: The task to reschedule and execute (see "Inserting fields").

Schedule distribution

This action enables you to schedule the distribution of a package. When the action occurs in the course of a process, a scheduled task is created in LANDesk Management Suite and the package is distributed.

• Auditing template: The auditing template to use (see "Auditing templates".
• Core credential set: The display name of the core server (see "Configuring LANDesk cores").
• Name: The name of the action.
• Delivery method: The delivery method to use to distribute the package (see "Inserting fields".
• Device name: The device to receive the package distribution (see "Inserting fields").
• Distribution task name: The name assigned to the scheduled task in LDMS.
• Package: The package to distribute (see "Inserting fields").
• Query name: A query used to return the devices to receive the distribution package (see "Inserting fields").
• Success percentage: The percentage of devices that have to receive the distributed package in order for the action to be successful.

Schedule provisioning template

This action enables you to initiate a task based on a LANDesk Provisioning template. When the action occurs in the course of a process, the specified LANDesk Provisioning Template task is executed.

• Auditing template: The auditing template to use (see "Auditing templates").
• Core credential set: The display name of the core server (see "Configuring LANDesk cores").
• Name: The name of the action.
• Device name: The name of the device to run this action against. If both the device name and the query name are specified, the device name will take precedence (see "Inserting fields").
• Query name: The query name to run this action against. If both the device name and the query name are specified, the device name will take precedence (see "Inserting fields").
• Scheduled task name: the name to assign to the scheduled task created by this action.
• Success percentage: The percentage of devices that must be successfully provisioned in order for this action to be successful.
• Template ID: The LANDesk Provisioning Template ID.
• Template name: The name of the LANDesk Provisioning Template to schedule. (If an explicit value is selected for the Template name, the Template ID will be populated automatically.)

Schedule script

This action enables you to schedule a LDMS script. When the action occurs in the course of a process, a scheduled task is created in LANDesk Management Suite and the script is executed.

• Auditing template: The auditing template to use (see "Auditing templates").
• Core credential set: The display name of the core server (see "Configuring LANDesk cores").
• Name: The name of the action.
• Device name: The device to execute the schedule script on (see "Inserting fields").
• Distribution task name: The name assigned to the scheduled task in LDMS.
• Query name: A query used to return the devices to execute the script on (see "Inserting fields").
• Script details: The details to modify in the script before it is run (see "Inserting a schedule script").
• Script name: The script to execute. The script name must match an existing script on the LANDesk Management Suite core server (see "Inserting fields".
• Script type: Specifies whether to execute an existing script or the script where some of the details have been modified, such as values, fields, or a combination of the two.
• Success percentage: The percentage of devices that have to execute the script in order for the action to be successful.

 Set machine data

This action enables you to set the machine data for devices. These attributes are inserted into the database and expand the inventory information for all devices. When the action occurs in the course of a process, it causes LANDesk Management suite to set the machine data, which adds the designated attributes to the inventory of the LANDesk Management Suite core server.

• Auditing template: The auditing template to use (see "Auditing templates".
• Core credential set: The display name of the core server (see "Configuring LANDesk cores").
• Name: The name of the action.
• Attribute Value: Inserts any proper value for the LANDesk inventory key. The proper value is dependent on the type of key. A string key is any string value including special characters. An integer key is any whole number. A date key is any recognized date format like mm/dd/yy or mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss (see "Inserting fields").
• Device Name: The device to have the machine data set (see "Inserting fields").
• Fully Qualified Attribute: Must be a full LANDesk BNF string. For example "Computer"."LANDesk Management"."Workflow_Key." (see "Inserting fields").

 Set product license

This action enables you to assign additional product licenses. When the action occurs in the course of a process, it causes LANDesk Management Suite to add one or more product licenses to the designated product.

• Auditing template: The auditing template to use (see "Auditing templates").
• Core credential set: The display name of the core server (see "Configuring LANDesk cores").
• Name: The name of the action.
• License Number: The number of product licenses (see "Inserting fields").

Note: If the license number, product group, and product match up to an existing license, that license takes on or adds any new values. Otherwise, a new license is created under the existing product group and product.

• License Type: Provides a valid product type numbers (see "Inserting fields"):
  • 0: Unknown
  • 1: New Purchases
  • 2: Product Upgrade
  • 3: Competitive Upgrade
  • 4: Shareware
  • 5: Freeware
  • 6: Public Domain
  • 7: OEM
• Location: The location of the product license (see "Inserting fields").
• Note: Any notes to include with the product license (see "Inserting fields").
• Order number: The order number for the license (see "Inserting fields").
• Owner: The owner of the product (see"Inserting fields").
• Product Group: The product group (see "Inserting fields").

Note: See the License Number note above.

• Product: An existing product that is in the specified product group (see "Inserting fields").

Note: See the License Number note above.

• Purchase Date: The purchase date of the product’s license in any recognized date format, such as mm/dd/yyyy or mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss (see "Inserting fields").
• Quantity: A whole number for the number of product licenses (see "Inserting fields").
• Reseller: The name of the reseller of the product (see "Inserting fields").
• Serial Number: The serial number of the product (see "Inserting fields").
• Unit Price: A whole number for the amount of the product (see "Inserting fields").