Automate server management or maintenance using server tasks.
Server tasks are scheduled management or maintenance tasks that you run on your Trellix ePO - On-prem server. Server tasks enable you to schedule and automate repetitive tasks. Use server tasks to monitor your server and software.
Depending on your permissions, you can use default server tasks as is, edit them, or create server tasks using Trellix ePO - On-prem.
Default server tasks
Your managed product provides these server tasks. You can use server tasks as is, edit them, or create new ones.
Server task | Description | Management platform |
|---|---|---|
Endpoint Security Firewall Property Translator | Translates Firewall client rules in the client properties stored in the Trellix ePO - On-prem database, and adds them to the Firewall Client Rules page. When enabled, the Endpoint Security Firewall Property Translator task runs automatically every 60 minutes and requires no user interaction. To see immediate feedback from actions on the client, run an agent wake-up call, then run this server task manually. | Trellix ePO - On-prem |
Custom server tasks
To create a custom server task, run the Server Task Builder and select from the Actions drop-down list.
Server tasks | Description | Management platform |
|---|---|---|
Export Policies | Downloads an XML file that contains the associated policy. | Trellix ePO - On-prem |
Export Queries or Export Reports | Generates a query or report output file that can be saved or emailed to a recipient. | Trellix ePO - On-prem |
Purge Client Events | Deletes client events based on a time unit or using a query | Trellix ePO - On-prem |
Purge Rolled-up Data | Deletes selected Data Types from other registered Trellix ePO - On-prem servers. | Trellix ePO - On-prem |
Purge Server Task Log | Deletes entries from the Server Task Log based on user-configured age. | All |
Purge Threat Event Log | Deletes threat event logs based on a time unit or using a query. | Trellix ePO - On-prem |
Roll Up Data | Rolls up system or event data from multiple servers at the same time. Select Endpoint Security Firewall Systems or Endpoint Security Threat Events for the Data type. | Trellix ePO - On-prem |
Run Query | Runs default queries at a specified time and schedule. | All |
Run Report | Generates a query report file that can be exported or emailed to a recipient. | All |
For information about server tasks, see the Trellix ePO - On-prem documentation.