Executing a Console Task

You can configure and execute console tasks from the Event Viewer. Some console tasks require that you first select an event in the Working Queue of the Event Viewer. Task requirements, along with other details about configuring and executing each task, are provided in the details about each task.

Perform the following steps to configure and execute a console task:

  1. If the task to run requires an event to be selected, select the appropriate event from the Working Queue of the Event Viewer. Otherwise, proceed with the next step.
  2. Click Selected  >  Task Execution from the pull-down menu in the Event Viewer. The Task Execution dialog box is displayed.
  3. In the Task Execution dialog box, click the Target Hosts tab.
  4. Select the host to run the task on from the Available Hosts list by moving it to the Current Hosts list with the arrow keys. To customize the list of available hosts, click Find Hosts.
  5. Click the Task Libraries tab and expand the TEC Tasks list.
  6. Select the task to run.
  7. Configure the task.
  8. Click one of these buttons: When the task completes, the Task Output window is shown.

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