App Control: How To Run An Agent Health Check

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Environment

• App Control Console: All Supported Versions
• App Control Agent: All Supported Versions

Objective

Run a Health Check on an Agent.

Resolution

The Agent will automatically run a Health Check once every 6 hours by default. There are three ways to manually initiate a Health Check:

Remotely (Bulk):

1. Log in to the App Control Console and navigate to Assets > Computers.
2. Check the box next to each relevant Computer > Action > Run Health Check.

Remotely (Individually):

1. Log in to the App Control Console and navigate to Assets > Computers.
2. Click View Details (pencil icon) on the relevant Computer.
3. From the side menu > Advanced > Other Actions > Run Health Check.

Locally (Command Line):

1. Use a command prompt to authenticate with the Agent (Linux, macOS, Windows)
2. Initiate the Health Check:
   • Linux/macOS:

     ./b9cli --password GlobalPassword
     ./b9cli --healthcheck

   • Windows:

     dascli password GlobalPassword
     dascli healthcheck

Additional Notes

Health Check Events can be viewed in the Console > Reports > Events using a Filter for the Subtype: Agent health check.

Related Content

App Control: Where Can I Find the Health Check Event Guide?
App Control: How to Use B9cli Command (Linux)
App Control: How To Use B9cli Command (macOS)
App Control: How to Use Dascli Command (Windows)