4.9.1 Custom Software Action - VulnDetect Technical Guide

4.9.1 Custom Software Action - VulnDetect Technical Guide

Custom software action

On the Custom software page, users can:
Create Custom Software Deployment, Edit & Configure Custom Software Deployment, Delete Existing Custom Software Deployment and Deploy Custom Software to target: Tags, Groups or Hosts.

Create New Custom Deployment Configuration

On the custom software page, the button Create New Custom Deployment Configuration defines how a particular custom software is deployed. To Create a new deployment configuration:
  1. Click Create New Custom Deployment Configuration

  2. Enter the name and configuration details for the custom deployment job.

  3. The installer can be a:
    1. MSI
    2. .EXE
    3. PS1

Edit or Delete Custom Deployment Configuration

On the Custom software page, you can edit existing configurations. To do so:
  1. Select the configuration
  2. Click Edit Custom Deployment configuration



  3. Make the desired changes or delete the custom Configuration.
  4. Click Save when you have completed editing the configuration

Creating a Custom Software Deployment Job

On the Custom Software page, you can deploy custom software. To do so:
  1. Select one or more Custom software from the list
  2. Click Configure Deployment Job to create a job with the custom software deployment configurations

  3. A menu will pop up with the selection(s) of Custom Software.
  4. Click Select Tags, Groups or Hosts to select which Tag, Group and/or Hosts to target.

  5. When done selecting targets click Set Job Name

  6. From this menu give it a name
  7. In the menu is the Job Options where you can select:
    1. Run once on current and future targets Hosts, which means that the job will stay active and keep applying on each target (Tag, group, hosts) and on new targets (hosts gets added to the Tag or group)
    2. Run once on current target Hosts, the job will run once on each target and stay active and run on new targets.
  8. Optional Description
  9. When completed, click Create Deployment job to deploy the job you created.

  10. Please note:
    1. Software Deployment Jobs are processed during Inspect & Update activity for each Host. Meaning they won't trigger immediately but will activate during the host's next scheduled inspection
    2. To trigger a Software Deployment Job immediately, either Inspect & Update the relevant Groups or Hosts in the Tags, Groups or Hosts page, or change the Inspect & Update schedule in the Configuration page.
    3. Custom Inspect & Update schedules for Groups can also be used to achieve more detailed control over the processing of Software Deployment Jobs.