Windows Agent
Overview
The Windows Agent resource provides information about Universal Agent for Windows running on a Windows platform. To run a Windows task, you need a Windows Agent installed and running on the target machine.
Windows Agent Details
Windows Agent Details provides the information necessary for the scheduler to locate and communicate with the machine where the Agent resides. Universal Controller creates this record automatically when the Agent connects with the Controller.
To view Windows Agent Details:
Step 1 | From the Agents & Connections navigation pane, select Agents > Windows Agents. The Windows Agents list displays a list of connected Windows Agents. Note You also can select Agents > All Agents from the Agents & Connections navigation pane to display a list of all Agents: Linux/Unix, Windows, and z/OS. |
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Step 2 | Click the Details icon or click anywhere in the Agent row to display Details for that agent. |
Step 3 | Most fields are read-only; however, you can make the following changes:
You also can choose to temporarily suspend the agent's ability to run tasks. See the field descriptions, below, for details about all fields in the Windows Details. |
Windows Agent Details Field Descriptions
The following table describes the fields, buttons, and tabs in the Windows Agent Details.
Field Name | Description |
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Configuration Details | This section contains detailed information about the configuration of the Agent. |
Name |
User-defined during installation; name used within the Controller to identify this Agent. |
Agent ID |
Unique ID for this Agent, created during installation. |
Description | Description of this record. Maximum length is 255 characters. |
Member of Business Services | User-defined; Allows you to select one or more Business Services that this record belongs to. (You also can Check All or Uncheck All Business Services for this record.) You can select up to 62 Business Services for any record type, and enter a maximum of 2048 characters for each Business Service. If the Business Service Visibility Restricted Universal Controller system property is set to true, depending on your assigned (or inherited) Permissions or Roles, Business Services available for selection may be restricted. |
Status |
System-supplied; status of the Agent. |
Suspended |
Indication that the Agent's ability to run tasks has been suspended.
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Log Level | User-modifiable; level of logging that the Agent will perform. Note You cannot modify a Log Level from a non-active (Passive or Offline) mode. Modifying this field changes the log level of the messages that appear in the Options:
Note A Trace file is not created when the Trace option is selected. |
Retrieve Output Prohibited |
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Heartbeat Interval | |
Heartbeat Grace Period | |
Task Execution Limit | |
Limit Amount | |
Credentials Required | Specifies if credentials are required to execute any task on the agent. |
Credentials | |
Installation Details | This section contains detailed information about the installation of the Agent. |
Host Name | |
IP Address | |
Operating System | |
Operating System Release | |
Version | |
Build ID | |
Build Date | |
CPU | |
System Details | This section contains detailed information about the Agent system. |
Started Date | |
Last Heartbeat | |
CPU Load | |
OMS Server | Host name of the OMS Server. |
PID | |
Jobs Run | |
Current Task Count | |
Authentication Version | |
Extension Details | This section contains detailed information about Universal Extensions. |
API Level Minimum | Minimum extension API level supported. |
API Level Maximum | Maximum extension API level supported. |
Extensions | List of deployed Universal Extensions and their corresponding checksums. |
Accept Extensions | Specification (true or false) for whether or not the Agent will accept deployment of Universal Extensions. |
Accept List | If Accept Extensions true; list of specific Universal Extensions that are allowed to be deployed to the agent, or * for no deployment restrictions. |
Metadata | This section contains Metadata information about this record. |
UUID | Universally Unique Identifier of this record. |
Updated By | Name of the user that last updated this record. |
Updated | Date and time that this record was last updated. |
Created By | Name of the user that created this record. |
Created | Date and time that this record was created. |
Buttons | This section identifies the buttons displayed above and below the Agent Details that let you perform various actions. |
Update | |
Suspend Agent | |
Resume Agent | |
Delete | |
Refresh | Refreshes any dynamic data displayed in the Details. |
Close | For pop-up view only; closes the pop-up view of this task. |
Tabs | This section identifies the tabs across the top of the Agent Details that provide access to additional information about the Agent.
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For an Agent-Only installation of Universal Controller, the Agent Clusters, Task Instances, and Tasks tabs do not display. |
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Agent Clusters | |
Notifications | Lists all notifications that have been defined for this Agent. |
Task Instances | |
Tasks |