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FireSIGHT System User Guide
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Viewing the Status of Long-Running Tasks
Some tasks that you can perform on the FireSIGHT System, such as applying a policy or installing
updates, do not complete instantly and require some time to run. You can check the progress of these
long-running tasks in the task queue. The task queue also reports when they are successfully or
unsuccessfully resolved.
updates, do not complete instantly and require some time to run. You can check the progress of these
long-running tasks in the task queue. The task queue also reports when they are successfully or
unsuccessfully resolved.
For more information, see the following sections:
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Viewing the Task Queue
License:
Any
When you perform long-running tasks, such as applying a policy or installing updates, the status of these
tasks is reported in the task queue. The task queue provides information about complex tasks and reports
when they are complete.
tasks is reported in the task queue. The task queue provides information about complex tasks and reports
when they are complete.
You view the task queue on the Task Status page, which automatically refreshes every 10 seconds. You
can always see the status of tasks that you initiated. If your user account has the Administrator user role,
or a user role with the
can always see the status of tasks that you initiated. If your user account has the Administrator user role,
or a user role with the
View Other Users’ Tasks
permission enabled, you can see the status of every task,
regardless of who initiated it. For more information on configuring user roles, see
The Job Summary section displays the state of the tasks listed on the page, as described in the following
table.
table.
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Task Queue Task Types
Task Type
Description
Running
The number of tasks currently in progress.
Waiting
The number of tasks waiting for an in-progress task to complete before running.
Completed
The number of tasks that completed successfully.
Retrying
The number of tasks that are automatically retrying. Note that not all tasks are
permitted to try again.
permitted to try again.
Stopped
The number of tasks that were interrupted due to a system update. Stopped tasks
cannot be resumed; you must manually delete them from the task queue.
cannot be resumed; you must manually delete them from the task queue.
Failed
The number of tasks that did not complete successfully.