Automox Actions

Actions for Automox

• Patch Device. Applies all available software patches to one or more devices.

• Reboot Device. Reboots one or more devices.

Use Cases

Below are the possible use cases for these actions:

• Patch Device. You could patch devices that are out-of-date to mitigate potential vulnerabilities

• Reboot Device. You could reboot devices after installing updates.

Prerequisites

Before you can execute actions on Automox devices, you must first configure an API connection to Automox. To do this, see the instructions for creating an Automox connector in Lucidum: https://luciduminc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ProdDocs/pages/1671725085/Automox

Workflow

To create an action in Lucidum, follow these steps:

1. Choose Action Center from the left pane.

2. In the Action Center, choose from the action types in the Channels pane.

3. To create a configuration for the action, click the Manage Configuration button. A configuration provides the connection and authorization information to communicate with the external solution.

4. Save the configuration.

5. To create an action, click the Create a new action button. An action specifies the task to execute, the data to include in the action, and how frequently to execute the action.

6. Save the action.

7. Lucidum automatically executes the action at the time and recurrence you defined in the action.

You can apply an existing configuration to more than one action. If a configuration already exists, you might be able to re-use the existing configuration and might not need to create a new one.

Automox Configuration

• Configuration Name. Identifier for the Configuration. This name will appear in the Lucidum Action Center.

• API Key. An API Key associated with a user account that has read and write access to automox devices. From the Automox console Settings page, select the API tab to access your API keys. Then generate and copy an API key.

• Verify SSL. For future use.

• URL.The URL of the Automox console, for example, https://console.automox.com.

Create a new action/View Action

• Action Type. Select an action from the pulldown options.

• Configuration Name. Select an action configuration from the pulldown options.

• Action Name. Identifier for the action. This name will appear in the Lucidum Action Center.

• Description. Description of the action.

• Filters. For new actions, the Add Filter button leads to the New Query page, where you can query for the assets or users that the action will act upon. For existing actions, this field displays the query for this action. The Edit Filter button leads to the New Query page, with the current query already loaded for editing. For details on creating and editing queries in Lucidum, the section on Building Queries.

• Schedule Settings. Define the schedule for the action. Choices are setting a Recurrence by date and time or After Data Ingestion, which happens at least once every 24 hours and can also be triggered manually.

• Do not trigger the action unless. Specify the number of results from Filters as a prerequisite for executing the action.

• Output Fields. For the records selected with the Filters field, specify the columns to display. When creating or editing the query in the Filters field, you can select these fields in the Query Results page > Edit Column button.

• For the records selected with the Filters field, specify the columns to display. The fields selected for the Filters. When creating or editing the query in the Filters field, you can select these fields in the Query Results page > Edit Column button.

• Device Action. Automox action to execute. Choices are PATCH_DEVICE and REBOOT_DEVICE.