1. SyAM Software
Management Utilities
Job Scheduling

2. Creating A Job Template
Add tasks to the job template. In this example, we start by deploying the SyAM System
Client, using the templates we’ve already created. The Wait parameter allows time for all
processes associated with a task to complete before starting the next task.
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3. Execute a Job on Target Systems
Select the target systems, then right click to schedule the job using the saved Job Template
Selected systems are
highlighted
Right mouse click brings
up menu
Apply to Selected
Machines, or
to Group, or to Group
and Subgroups
Schedule a Job
Choose the Job Template
we wish to run
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4. Verifying Scheduled Job Status
The status of the scheduled job can be viewed on the right
hand pane called “Scheduled Jobs” in the Management
Utility Interface.
This will provide a breakdown and status of the jobs that are
scheduled to run, currently running or have completed.
By clicking on the heading you get a detailed view of that
section, by clicking on the job you open up the job details.
Remaining Today – This is a list of recurring jobs that are
scheduled to run later that day
Daily – This is a list of recurring jobs that are scheduled to
run each day or on a day each week
Monthly – This is a list of recurring jobs that are scheduled
to run once a month
In Progress – This is a list of the jobs that are currently
running
Completed Today – This is a list of the jobs that have
completed today
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5. Job Filtering
• Management Utility jobs support filtering by machine name, IP
address, and client version. To use filtering, click the Add Filter
button.
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6. Filter Options
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Up to three filters can be set for each task group. When multiple filters
are applied, all conditions must be satisfied for a machine to be
selected as a target. The Machine Name filter can select machines with
an exact name, or machines with names that contain a specified
substring. The IP Address filter selects a specific IP or a range from
lower to higher. The Client Version filter can select machines where the
installed SyAM System Client is less than, greater than, or equal to a
particular version, or between a lower and a higher version.
Select a filter type, then a logical operator, then fill in the entry field:
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Machine Name = (Exact name of machine)
Machine Name Contains (Substring of machine name)
IP Address = (IP Address of machine)
IP Address Between (Lower IP of range) (Higher IP of range)
Client Version < (Filter selects clients lower than this version)
Client Version > (Filter selects clients higher than this version)
Client Version = (Filter selects this client version)
Client Version Between (Lower version of range) (Higher version of range)
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7. Wildcard Options
• Wildcards are a great way to help narrow
down your filter search. A question mark
substitutes a single character, an asterisk for
an indefinite number of characters. We will
walk you through a couple examples.
Machine Name
LIB100T
LIB110T
LIB110S
• To the right is an example of a list of
machines. LIB is an abbreviation for Library
and LAB is an abbreviation for laboratory. T is
for Teacher machine and S is for Student
machine
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LAB100S
LAB111S
LAB122T
LAB125T
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8. Filtering – Using Asterisks
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Here is an example of how we would filter down to specific machines using an
asterisk wildcard. By requesting to filter down to = LAB* we are indicating that the
machines should be narrowed down to all machines beginning with LAB and anything
after. This leaves us with a filter search of any machine beginning with “LAB.”
Machine Name
LIB100T
Machine Name (After
Filter Search)
LIB110T
LAB100S
LIB110S
LAB111S
LAB100S
LAB122T
LAB111S
LAB125T
LAB122T
LAB125T
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9. Filtering – Contains Filter
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Below is another example where we would narrow down the search to display all
teachers. By using the “contains” filter option and inputting “T,” we are filtering down
to all teacher systems. This filter will display both Library and LAB systems used by
teachers
Machine Name
LIB100T
Machine Name
(After Filter Search)
LIB110T
LIB100T
LIB110S
LIB110T
LAB100S
LAB122T
LAB111S
LAB125T
LAB122T
LAB125T
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10. Filtering – Question Marks
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Another example is filtering down to all Student machines located specifically in the
LAB. Inputting LAB ensures that only LAB systems appear in the search. The 3
question marks indicate that any three characters after LAB will appear. The S
ensures that only Student machines will appear
Machine Name
LIB100T
Machine Name
(After Filter Search)
LIB110T
LAB100S
LIB110S
LAB111S
LAB100S
LAB111S
LAB122T
LAB125T
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11. Filtering by IP Address
• When filtering by IP address you can select (=) or (between) as
parameters. In most cases you will choose between as you will
generally make these templates to be executed on multiple
machines.
• Here we simply chose a range of IP addresses to filter by. Now you
can add a task to these filters the same way as we did on the
previous slides.
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12. Filtering by Client Version
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Filtering by Client version sets a parameter to include systems running a
certain version of the software. In most cases this will be used to update
clients to the latest version.
For this example we use 2 filters. The first filter narrows the systems
down to clients less than 4.49. This filters all systems running System
Client 4.48 and below.
The second filter is by IP address. By adding a range of IP addresses we
are narrowing down the systems running System Client 4.48 and below
with an IP address between 192.168.200.1 – 192.168.200.150. This is an
easy way to find outdated clients on specific parts of your network.
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13. Job Status
At the bottom of your main window, you will see a Job Status Panel. This panel is used to
inform you of the progress of jobs in progress and jobs recently finished. Only the last fifty
jobs are displayed; older jobs can be queried from the View History page. To view the status
and details of the job you click on the View Details section in the Status window of the job
you wish to view.
This will then open a window with the details specific to that job.
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14. View History – Audit Trail
The Audit Trail provides a list of the actions that have been taken by the logged in user, or
for all users when the checkbox for Show Audit Information for All Users is chosen.
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15. View History – Job Status
The Status window shows the most recent 50 jobs that have run. To view jobs that are no
longer shown in the Status window choose View History and Job Status. This will allow you to
view all jobs that have been executed on SyAM Management Utilities.
Click the View Details link to open a window with the details of that job.
Days to Keep History
The number of days to keep history data can be configured in Administration Settings.
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