Dynamic limit on scripting?
I need to make a script to install on 500+ machines. But, I need to limit it to run on no more than 10 machines at a time and with a gap of ten minutes between runs to avoid overloading. Short of having to make multiple copies of a script with labels containing 10 machines and then a staggered installed, is there a way to tell the SMA to only run ten at a time and then delay?
Has anyone done anything like this?
Answers (2)
Nope, the only way you can stagger in that way would be to create multiple scripts, multiple target labels and then run them each on their own schedule.
You can do this with the API calls (as mentioned in https://www.itninja.com/question/where-to-find-information-on-exporting-kace-inventory-information-to-other-data-applications).
You would be able to script something that gets a list of Machine IDs
Then does a foreach where it does x (10?) then waits a set amount of time before continuing.
Connect-SmaServer -Server $KBOX -Org $Org -Credential $Cred -Verbose;Invoke-SMAScript -ScriptID [SCRIPT ID] -TargetMachineID [MACHINE ID] | Tee-Object -Variable RunTask
This returns a RunId for the script.
You could do one at a time and do a while loop where it checks the status and while success and failure are both $null continue. Just have it get the results and check, if not done then wait x seconds and repeat.
Connect-SmaServer -Server $KBOX -Org $Org -Credential $Cred -Verbose;Get-SmaScriptRunStatus -Id [SCRIPT RUNID] | Tee-Object -Variable RunResult