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Custom Scripts are available for Windows Servers and Linux Servers.

Custom Scripts are also available for Avaya equipment types of ACM, ACR, AEP, AES, ASBC, ASM, and esuits by Englebart Software

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Windows Servers added to VSM, prior to January 2021 will need to first update the Machine Proxy Agent running on them.   

Machine Proxy Agent Installation


It is possible to run Customized PowerShell commandlets or scripts on the servers managed by VSM. 

The output from these scripts can be seen on the View Details page or Dashlet. 

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Configuring a Custom Script

To configure a custom script, navigate to your Equipment Locations > Manage Equipment Page , and Edit > Edit Equipment  (for a Windows or Linux Server.)

Under the Custom Scripts Tab, enter the PowerShell command details.

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  • Retrieve random Internet Cat Facts every 24 hours (or 1440 minutes)
     Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://catfact.ninja/fact' -UseBasicParsing | Select-Object -ExpandProperty 'Content' | ConvertFrom-Json

A maximum of five PowerShell commandlets may be added with minimum frequency repeat Interval of 5 3 minutes.

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Viewing Custom Script Output

Commands Run pane

To view command output, click on View Details -> Custom Scripts, for that Windows Server.navigate to Service Desk > Locations > Manage Equipment and select View Details, for the required equipment.

On the "Commands run" pane you will find your "Custom Scripts" output:

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Dashboards

Add Or, open a Windows Server Dashlet. or Linux Server Dashlet with "Show Custom Scripts" selected in the settings of the individual dashlets.

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