In the side menu, click Targets to open the Targets workspace and view your targets.

Now that you’ve created a job, run the job by selecting the job targets.

For more information about job inputs, see How do I create jobs.

This job does not require any job inputs, so leave it blank. This module does not accept arguments, so leave it blank. Select your newly created state file from the menu: windows.firewall. This field is where you select the Salt module that is applied when this job is run. Leaving this field blank allows you to select the target at the time you run the job.Ĭlick this field and begin typing state.apply until you can select this module. The salt command is used for jobs that are run against minions.ĭo not select anything from this menu. Give this job a descriptive name such as “Configure Windows firewall.”Īdd a description that tells other users the purpose of this job, such as 'Opens the firewall for port 445 on Windows nodes.' Enter the details for the new job and save the job.

Contact your VMware Aria Automation administrator for access or to create this job on your behalf so that you can complete the tutorial. If you don’t see the Create Job button, you do not have permission to create new jobs.

Open the Jobs workspace by clicking Config > Jobs in the side menu.

Confirm the new file appears in the File Server directory under base > windows > firewall.sls.

In the body of the file, copy and paste the following state file code (which uses YAML syntax): open_smb_port:įor more information about the Windows firewall module, see Salt modules - Win firewall.

Next to the unlabeled menu, type the filepath and filename.

Click the Saltenv drop-down menu and select base.

Create a new state file (SLS) in the File Server.

Use this blank file to create a new file.

When you first open the File Server workspace, you see the file directory and a blank new file.

In the Automation Config user interface, click Config > File Server in the side menu.

Create a new file in the Automation Config File Server.

To configure the firewall settings on a Windows minion by opening the firewall for port 445: Configure firewall settings on a Windows node Consider only trying this example using nodes in a test or development environment rather than a production environment. This hands-on example changes your environment and that you should exercise caution when completing it.

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