System Details profiles

NAVIGATION   Administration > Configuration > Profiles > New Profile > System Details (Device Configuration) profile type

NAVIGATION   Administration > Configuration > Policies

SECURITY   Administrator

Using the System Details type of Device Configuration profile, you have the ability to choose what details and management options are available when viewing a device. Refer to Viewing device details.

For a comprehensive overview of how profiles and policies work in VSA 10, refer to Policies overview.

Profile configuration settings

Name Description Supported OSs
CPU Current percentage of CPU resources in use by the device. Click to view usage trendlines covering the period of the endpoint's current uptime Windows, Linux
Memory Amount of RAM out of the device's total in use. Click to view usage trendlines covering the period of the endpoint's current uptime. Windows, Linux
IP Address Shows the external IP address. Windows, Linux
Local IP Address Shows the local IP address. When clicked, shows detailed network information. Windows, Linux
Ping Allows you to see the ping response time of the device.

NOTE  For this to show in Overview, ping performance monitoring must be enabled. Refer to Enabling performance monitoring.

 Windows, Linux, macOS
Asset Info View details about the device’s hardware, BIOS, and operating system. Windows, Linux
Notes View and edit the device's administrator notes. Windows, Linux

Name Description Supported OSs
Active Directory Enables management and monitoring options for Active Directory servers. Refer to Enabling Active Directory monitoring. Windows
Exchange Enables management and monitoring options for Exchange servers. Refer to Enabling Microsoft Exchange Server monitoring. Windows
Hyper-V Enables management and monitoring options for Hyper-V servers. Windows
IIS Enables management and monitoring options for IIS servers. Refer to Enabling IIS monitoring. Windows
SQL Server Enables management and monitoring options for SQL servers. Refer to Enabling Microsoft SQL Server monitoring. Windows
SCOM Enables management and monitoring options for SCOM servers. Refer to Enabling SCOM monitoring. Windows
VMware Enables management and monitoring options for VMware servers. Windows
XenServer Enables management and monitoring options for XenServer servers. Refer to Enabling Citrix XenServer monitoring Windows
Amazon Enables management and monitoring options for AWS servers. Refer to Enabling Amazon Web Services monitoring. Windows
Windows Azure Enables management options for Azure servers. Windows
SNMP Enables management and monitoring options for SNMP enabled devices. Refer to Enabling SNMP monitoring. Windows
Windows Server Backup Enables management and monitoring options for Windows Server Backup. Windows
ESET Enables monitoring options for ESET. Windows
StorageCraft Enables monitoring options for StorageCraft. Windows
WSUS Enables management and monitoring options for WSUS servers. Windows

Name Description Supported OSs
Hardware Details Shows available hardware details, such as temperatures and fan speeds. Windows
Network Shows all monitored network interfaces.

NOTE  For this to show in Details, network interface monitoring must be enabled on the device. Refer to Enabling network interface monitoring.

 Windows
Ports Shows all monitored ports.

NOTE  In order for this to show in Details, port monitoring must be enabled on the device. Refer to Enabling port monitoring.

 Windows
Ping Responses Shows ping response times for all IPs being monitored by this device.

NOTE  For this to show in Details, ping notifications must be configured on the device. Refer to Enabling Ping notifications.

 Windows
Storage Shows all storage devices on a device.

If File Browsing is enabled, you can navigate the file system from the web interface.

Windows, Linux
Printers View all connected printers, see their job queue, and print test pages. Windows
Services View, start, and stop device services. Windows
Processes View and manage running processes. Windows
Certificates View the status of all the device's monitored SSL certificates.

NOTE  For this to show in Details, certificate monitoring must be configured on the device. Refer to Enabling SSL certificate monitoring.

 Windows
Web Sites View the status of all the device's monitored websites.

NOTE  For this to show in t, website monitoring must be configured on the device. Refer to Enabling Web Sites monitoring.

 Windows
Scheduled Tasks View the status of and manage all the device's monitored scheduled tasks.

NOTE  For this to show in Details, scheduled tasks monitoring must be configured on the device. Refer to Enabling Scheduled Tasks monitoring.

 Windows
Performance Counters View the status of all the device's monitored performance counters.

NOTE  For this to show in Details, performance counter monitoring must be configured on the device. Refer to Enabling performance counter monitoring.

 Windows
Users View and manage logged-in users. From here, you can send a user a message or log them off their machine remotely. Windows, Linux
Chat Chat with any logged-in user on the device. Windows
Screen Remotely view content on active displays. Windows
Webcam Access the device's webcam and take snapshots. Windows
Event Log Review events for installed applications. Windows
Terminal Opens a terminal session on the endpoint as an administrator. Windows
PowerShell Opens a PowerShell session on the device. Windows
Scripts Deploys scripts to the device from your VSA 10 instance. Windows
Remote Desktop Enables connection to and collaboration with any active user session on the endpoint. Windows

Name Description Supported OSs
Windows Updates View, check for, and install Windows updates. Windows
Security View the status of and configure the device's security software. Windows
Installed Applications View and manage installed applications. Windows
Agent Version Displays the agent version and whether or not it is up to date. Windows, Linux

NOTE  The General profile also controls availability of system commands. Refer to System Commands.

Name Function Supported OSs
Lock Lock the device. Windows
Logoff Log off the current user(s). Windows
Restart Restart the device. Windows, Linux
Shut Down Shut down the device normally. Windows, Linux
Power Off Power off the device, skipping shutdown steps. Windows, Linux
Suspend Suspend the device. Windows, Linux
Hibernate Hibernate the device. Windows, Linux
Wake Up Wake the device if Wake-on-Lan is enabled. Windows, Linux
Maintenance Mode   Windows, Linux

How to...

To create a System Details profile, complete the following steps:

  1. From the left navigation menu in VSA 10, navigate to Configuration > Profiles.
  2. The Profiles page will load. At the top of the page, click New Profile.

  3. The Create New Profile page will load.

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  4. In the Name section, enter a name for the profile.
  5. Optionally, enter information about the profile in the Description section.
  6. In the Profile Type section, select System Details underneath Device Configuration.
  7. Optionally, assign relevant tags in the Content Tag section.
  8. Click Next.
  9. Customize the profile to your needs. Reference the Profile configuration settings section, if needed.
  10. When you've finished customizing the profile, click Create.

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Next, you'll need to create a policy that defines the devices to which you'd like to automatically apply your configuration. Complete the following steps:

  1. Navigate to Configuration > Policies. Create a new policy or edit an existing policy.
  2. Click Assign Profile.
  3. Locate the profile you'd like to use. Select it by clicking the radio button next to its name.

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  4. Click Assign.
  5. VSA 10 will begin enforcing the selected profile immediately. You can view it in effect at Configuration > Policies.

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