Adding an SSH Execution Task

An SSH Execution task opens an SSH connection to a remote machine and executes a command or set of commands.

To add an SSH Execution task:

1. Open the Tasks console (see Tasks), and click the New Task button
   OR
   In the XpoLog Manager homepage, under More Actions, click Add Task.
2. In the page that opens, select the SSH Execution option, and then click Continue.
   The SSH Execution Task page opens.
3. In Name, type the name of the new task.
4. In Description, type a description of the new task; optional.
5. In Connection Details, select the account of the SSH host on which the program/script is to be
   executed, or click New to define a new SSH account (see Creating an Account).
6. In Program/Script Path, type the name of the program/script to be executed by the task.
7. In Arguments, type the arguments needed for the program/script to run, separated by spaces; optional.
8. In Environment Variables, type the environment variables needed for the program/script to run; optional.
9. In Output Target File, type the the path to the file where output of the program/script execution is to be written; optional.
10. Select the Add Optional Params checkbox to include in the output file the date, account name, host name and username.
11. To automate task execution, open the Schedule tab, and configure the scheduler as described in Scheduling a Task.
12. Click Save.
    The SSH Execution task is saved.