Jobs

Jobs are automated tasks in Superna 5x that run specific operations without manual intervention. Think of them as scheduled or on-demand work items that the system executes to maintain your environment, protect your data, and monitor security.

Common Job Types

Each job represents a specific task such as collecting inventory from storage devices, creating data snapshots, monitoring for security threats, managing device configurations, and responding to detected threats.

Jobs run in the background and provide detailed feedback about their progress, success, or any issues encountered.

Job Types

Category	Job Type	Purpose	Availability
Configuration	Add Managed Device	Add new device to Superna management	✅
	Delete Managed Device	Remove device from management	✅
	Modify Managed Device	Update device configuration	✅
General	Collect Inventory	Gather device inventory information	✅
	Create/Update Snapshot	Create or update data snapshots	✅
	Delete Snapshot	Remove existing snapshots	✅
	Collect Recovery Items	Gather items for recovery	✅
	Recovery Report	Generate recovery status reports	✅
	Recovery Search	Search for recoverable items	✅
	Item Recovery	Restore specific items	Soon
Threat Detection	Lockout Threat Detection Event	Lock out users during threat event	✅
	Restore Threat Detection Event	Restore access after threat resolution	✅
	Apply Threat Detection Action	Execute threat response actions	✅
	Upgrade Event Severity	Automatically escalate threat severity	✅
Security Guard	Security Guard	Monitor for security threats	Soon
Robo Audit	Auditor Job Report	Generate audit reports	Soon

Jobs Dashboard

The Jobs dashboard displays all job activities and provides comprehensive monitoring capabilities. From here you can monitor job execution status, view job history and logs, and access detailed job information.

Dashboard Interface

The main interface shows a list of all jobs with visual status indicators. Click any job to view detailed information in the right panel, which contains:

• Job Tree Tab: Shows step-by-step execution details using visual indicators. A green circle with checkmark indicates finished steps, red circles with X marks show errors, blue spinning icons indicate running steps, and gray clock icons show queued steps. When a job is running, you can monitor which task is currently executing, see the specific step being performed, watch real-time progress updates, and track elapsed time. Click any step to view status information, error messages, configuration parameters, output logs, and execution time.

• Errors Tab: When a job fails, this tab provides comprehensive error information including job name and description, error timestamp, specific error messages, error codes, stack traces, and suggested actions. Common error types include configuration errors, permission errors, resource errors, and data errors.

• Copy Function: Click the copy button to export job information in JSON format to your clipboard. This includes the Job Step ID, name and description, state (such as FINISHED or ERRORS), start and completion timestamps, parent/child relationships, and the nested steps array.

  

  Example Copied Job Data

  Successful job:

  [
    {
      "__typename": "JobStep",
      "id": "13700.0",
      "name": "Collect Inventory",
      "description": "Collect inventory for vast-12",
      "state": "FINISHED",
      "startedAt": "2025-07-02T18:30:00.169Z",
      "completedAt": "2025-07-02T18:30:36.071Z",
      "parentId": null,
      "steps": []
    }
  ]

  Failed job:

  [
    {
      "__typename": "JobStep",
      "id": "13701.0",
      "name": "Apply Threat Actions",
      "description": "Apply Actions For Threat Detection (id: 33)",
      "state": "ERRORS",
      "startedAt": "2025-07-02T18:36:26.326Z",
      "completedAt": "2025-07-02T18:36:26.402Z",
      "parentId": null,
      "steps": []
    }
  ]

Job Status Types

Status	Description	Display Format
Queued	Waiting to start	Queued
Running	Currently executing	Running
Finished	Successfully completed	Finished • yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm
Errors	Failed during execution	Errors • yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm

Filtering Jobs

The Jobs dashboard includes powerful filtering options to help you find specific jobs quickly. Click the filter icon or "Filter by..." field to access the filter panel.

How to Use Filters

1. Open the Filter Panel
   Click the filter icon or "Filter by..." field to expand the filter options.

2. Filter by Job Type

   • Click the "Type" dropdown
   • Check the boxes for job types you want to see
   • Multiple selections show jobs of any selected type

3. Filter by Job State

   • Click the "State" dropdown
   • Check the boxes for states you want to include:
     • Queued (waiting to start)
     • Running (currently executing)
     • Finished (successfully completed)
     • Errors (failed during execution)
   • Select multiple states to see jobs in any of those states

4. Filter by Date Range

   • Click "Newer than (from)" to set a start date
   • Click "Older than (to)" to set an end date
   • Use the calendar picker to select dates
   • Click "Clear" to remove a date selection

5. Apply Multiple Filters
   Combine filters to narrow results. For example:

   • Type: "Threat Detection" + State: "Errors" = Shows only failed threat detection jobs
   • State: "Finished" + Date range = Shows successful jobs within specific timeframe

6. Clear Filters
   Click "Reset" to remove all filters and show all jobs.

See Also

• Dashboard - Monitor overall system status and job performance
• Inventory Management - Device management and inventory collection jobs
• Threat Detection - Understanding threat detection jobs and responses
• User Management - Configure user lockout actions triggered by jobs
• Data Forensics - Recovery jobs and forensic analysis