We are looking for a way to send an email when a server has been patched and rebooted from the Post Execution Script. See attached pic.
Has anyone done something like this before?
Thanks in advance…
Have you taken a look at the BigFix E-mail notification service?
I haven’t used this method personally, but It’s been around for a long time. it doesn’t sound exactly what you’re looking for, but I believe if you paired this and your task into a baseline it could accomplish what you’re looking for.
As @Jstev mentioned, you can use email notifications from the BigFix Console or WebUI while initiating an action. This is the default notification mechanism, which notifies upon completion of the action. While it provides limited details, it still serves the purpose by confirming action completion whenever initiated.
However, if you’re looking for more advanced options, you could consider:
- Using a Retrieved Property for Completion Tracking:
- Create a task that generates a text file on each device after patching completion (e.g., containing
"Patching has completed"). - Use a retrieved property to extract the contents of this file across all endpoints.
- Generate a Web Report based on this data and schedule email notifications to stakeholders with the latest patching status.
- Using a Session Relevance/Rest API Query for Status Monitoring:
- Write a session relevance query to fetch patching action statuses.
- This query can be executed via Web Reports or scheduled as task scheduler using a Rest API method.
- It can track completion after the maintenance window or post-expiry of the patching action, depending on your requirements.
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