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In this example, you want to determine if a software application named XSoftware is correctly installed. If
the software is installed correctly, a service named XService should be running. Configure a Compliance
rule to determine if XService service is running. If it is not running, install the XSoftware package.
Procedure
1. Select Compliance | Machine Group Compliance | Rule Groups . Either add a rule to an existing rule
group or create a new rule group.
2. To add a rule to a Rule Group, expand your rule group, and then select Rules . The Rules data grid
appears.
3. Click Add . The Rule and Name page of the Rule Wizard appears.
4. Type a Name and Description for your rule.
5. Click Next . The Data Type page appears.
6. Expand Windows and select the data type on which you are basing the rule. The data type does not
need to be software based, you will later configure the software provisioning remediation. In this
example, select
Services .
7. Click Next . The Rule Type for Services page appears.
8. Select Conditional (if/then) , and then click Next . The Conditional Data properties for Services page
appears.
9. In the IF section, click Add .
10. Select
Services Name = XService
.
11. Select Must Exist .
12. In the THEN section, click Add .
13. Select
State = Running
.
14. Click Next . The Options page appears.
15. Select a Severity in the drop-down list.
16. Select Make available for enforcement where possible .
17. Select Software Provisioning action .
18. Select Install Package in the drop-down list, and then click Define Action . The Software Provisioning
Compliance Remediation page appears.
19. Select the
XSoftware
package to install if the rule you are configuring fails.
20. Configure the version options to use the selected version, specify a different version, or install the
latest version.
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