Deploying Auvik SaaS Management using Datto

This article explains how to deploy the SaaS Management data collector to your devices via Datto.

The SaaS Management agent can be easily deployed via Datto’s Automation > Components feature, that can be used to run scripts on workstations.

Note: 

1. SaaS Management uses different variables from Datto, like Client Name and Client ID. This allows SaaS Management to use one single script that you can deploy across all clients.
2. You do not have to manually create a client from within the SaaS Management platform. When the automation is run, Datto will automatically create the client’s account in SaaS Management using their name and client ID from Datto.
3. Open Datto
4. Navigate to the Automation > Components
   
   A list of all existing components will be shown.
5. Selected Create Component at the top of the screen
   The Create Component screen will appear.
6. Fill out the details of the script as follows:
   1. Name: (Auvik SaaS Management)
   2. Description: (A friendly description of the script)
   3. Level: Super (5)
      Note: This may still work as expected at lower level depending on your configuration.
   4. Category: Scripts
   5. Script (Type): Select Powershell form the dropdown
      • If the script has run successfully, you’ll see the devices appear under the SaaS Management platform under Clients > (Select the Newly Created Client) > Users > Devices Tab after about 10 minutes.
   6. Script Timeout: 600 seconds
      

      

7. Open a new tab of Auvik SaaS Management
8. Navigate to Org Preferences > Integrations > Datto RMM
9. Scroll to the bottom of the page
10. Copy the script highlighted in green.
11. Return to Datto RMM
12. Paste the script from the previous step into the Script field in your newly created component
    
    

Running the SaaS Management Deployment Script on a Group of Target Devices

1. Before saving your automation component to Datto, you can tell the script to run on several target devices by selecting the Selected Sites
2. Clicking Add a Site
3. When finished, select the Create Component button in the bottom right hand side of the screen

If you’d like to deploy to only a few specific workstations:

1. You can easily create a Job in Datto, which will give more flexibility on how the automation is run
2. Navigate to Automation > Jobs
3. Select the Create a Job or navigate to a specific site from the Sites menu
4. Hit the Create a Job button
   
5. Create the Job with the following field completed:
   1. Components: Add the newly created Auvik SaaS Management Component
   2. Targets: Select the desired target workstations or sites
   3. Recurrent: We recommend running the deployment Immediately on a few devices as a test, then scheduling a daily job to ensure complete coverage as new workstations are added to Datto
   4. Expiration: Does not expire
      (This ensures that the script will run as devices come online.)
   5. Execution: Run as System Account
      Note: This may change depending on your configuration. Running as System Account ensures that the automation has the necessary privileges.
6. Once your Job has been created, click Create Job

If the script has run successfully, you’ll see the devices appear under the SaaS Management platform under Clients > (Select the Newly Created Client) > Users > Devices Tab after about 10 minutes.