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Running an audit

Running an audit will execute the selected audit on the target server, servers, or snapshot of the audit. The audit evaluates the targets according to the rules defined in the audit. You can run an audit from the following locations in the SA Client:

From the SA Library

The SA Library contains all available audits that you can run, organized by operating system: Windows or UNIX. The list of audits in the Library can be sorted by any of the columns, such as Name, Last Modified Date, and so on. The search tool can also be used to search the audit list by entering a name, ID, person who created the audit, and so on.

To run an audit from the SA Library:

  1. In the navigation pane, select Library > By Type > Audit and Remediation.
  2. Select Audits, and then select either Windows or UNIX.
  3. Select the audit you want to run, right-click, and select Run.
  4. In the Run Audit window, step one shows you the name of the audit, the source server, or snapshot being used in the audit, the total number of rules defined in the audit, and all targets of the audit (servers and snapshot). You can click the link where the total number of rules are displayed to view the rule definitions.

    (Optional) If you want to immediately run the audit, click Start Job at any point in the process.
  5. Click Next.
  6. In the Scheduling page, choose whether you want the audit to run immediately or at a later date and time. To run the audit at a later time, select Start Time and then choose a day and time.
  7. Click Next.
  8. In the Notifications window, by default your user will have a notification email sent when the audit finishes, whether or not the audit job is successful. To add an email notifier, click Add Notifier and enter an email address.
  9. (Optional) You can specify if you want the email to be sent on success or failure of the audit job.
  10. (Optional) You can specify a Ticket Tracking ID in the Ticket ID field. The ticket ID field is only used when SA Professional Services has integrated SA with your change control systems. Otherwise, it should be left blank.
  11. Click Next.
  12. In the Job Status page, click Start Job to run the audit. When the audit has run, click View Results to view the results of the audit.

From all managed servers

You can run an audit from this location, if the server is being used as a target for an audit.

Note ESXi servers can only use another ESXi server as a target.

To run an audit from the All Managed Servers list:

  1. In the navigation pane, select Devices > Servers > All Managed Servers.
  2. Select a server.
  3. From the View drop-down list, select Audits. The details pane displays below the content pane.
  4. In the details pane Show drop-down list, select Audit - Server is Target.
  5. Select an audit from the list, right-click, and select Run.
  6. In the Run Audit window, step one shows you the name of the audit, the source server, or snapshot being used in the audit, the total number of rules defined in the audit, and all targets of the audit (servers and snapshot). Click View Rule Details to view the rule definitions.

    (Optional) If you want to immediately run the audit, click Start Job at any point in the process.
  7. Click Next.
  8. In the Scheduling page, choose whether you want the audit to run immediately or at a later date and time. To run the audit at a later time, select RunTaskAt and then choose a day and time.
  9. Click Next.
  10. In the Notifications window, by default your user will have a notification email sent when the audit finishes, whether or not the audit job is successful. To add an email notifier, click Add Notifier and enter an email address.
  11. (Optional) You can specify if you want the email to be sent on success or failure of the audit job.
  12. (Optional) You can specify a Ticket Tracking ID in the Ticket ID field. The ticket ID field is only used when SA Professional Services has integrated SA with your change control systems. Otherwise, it should be left blank.
  13. Click Next.
  14. In the Job Status page, click Start Job to run the audit. When the audit has run, click View Results to view the results of the audit.

From audit results

You can rerun an audit from an audit results if you would like to run the same audit another time.

When you review the results of an audit or a snapshot and re-run the audit from those results, the rules in the original audit might have changed after the results were captured. It is possible that you will be running the updated audit and not necessarily the original audit that produced these results.

To rerun an audit:

  1. In the navigation pane, select Library > By Type > Audit and Remediation.
  2. Select Audits, and then select either Windows or Unix.
  3. Select an audit, and in the details pane, select an audit result for the audit. Each time the audit is run, its results are accumulated in the details pane.
  4. Double-click the audit result to open it.
  5. From the Actions menu, select Re-Run audit.
  6. In the Run Audit window, step one shows you the name of the audit, the source server, or snapshot being used in the audit, the total number of rules defined in the audit, and all targets of the audit (servers and snapshot). Click View Rule Details to view the rule definitions.

    (Optional) If you want to immediately run the audit, click Start Job at any point in the process.
  7. Click Next.
  8. In the Scheduling page, choose whether you want the audit to run immediately or at a later date and time. To run the audit at a later time, select RunTaskAt and then choose a day and time.
  9. Click Next.
  10. In the Notifications window, by default your user will have a notification email sent when the audit finishes, whether or not the audit job is successful. To add an email notifier, click Add Notifier and enter an email address.
  11. (Optional) You can specify if you want the email to be sent on success or failure of the audit job.
  12. (Optional) You can specify a Ticket Tracking ID in the Ticket ID field. The ticket ID field is only used when SA Professional Services has integrated SA with your change control systems. Otherwise, it should be left blank.
  13. Click Next.
  14. In the Job Status page, click Start Job to run the audit. When the audit has run, click View Results to view the results of the audit.

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