Create a call API to send an osquery request

Create a background script to send an osquery request. The osquery request enables data collection from your host's operating system.

Before you begin

Role required: administrator

Procedure

1. Create the following background script:

   • "MTLV9DE22016" is the name of the server running an agent
   • "c8bf9072539333003e76ddeeff7b12c5" is the sys_id of the previously created check definition

   cis = new GlideRecord("cmdb_ci_server"); 
       cis.addQuery("name", "MTLV9DE22016"); 
       cis.query(); 
       check = { 
           "checkDefId": "c8bf9072539333003e76ddeeff7b12c5",
           "params": { 
               "query": "select pid,cmdLine from processes limit 4" 
           } 
       }; 
       var agentNow = new sn_agent.AgentNowHandler(); 
       gs.info('request_id: ' + agentNow.runCheckForCis(cis,check,'1',60000));
   

2. Run the script to print the request ID:

   request_id: eefbff7ab75733003e766068de11a981

3. Check the system logs for messages coming from the instance script.

   result 0 requestId: 06c6c887b79733003e766068de11a912 agent_name: MTLV9DE22016 ci_id:
   00726c36539333003e76ddeeff7b12db status: 0 output: [ 
   {"cmdline":"","pid":"0"}, 
   {"cmdline":"","pid":"1"}, 
   {"cmdline":"","pid":"45"}, 
   {"cmdline":"","pid":"46"} 
   ] 
   

Parent Topic:Enabling Agent Client Collector data collection