https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/mxtask-and-creating-event-tasks-based-on-computer-names/m-p/3469038#M61764 So it appears that what the mxtask utility can do is take a query that I have previously created, a tool parameter file, a tool name, combine those all together, and create an event based task. Is that correct? Sat, 05 Feb 2005 15:15:50 GMT Matt Duncan_1 2005-02-05T15:15:50Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/mxtask-and-creating-event-tasks-based-on-computer-names/m-p/3469036#M61762 I've created a couple of sample event tasks with server names listed and done an export using mxtask to try and capture the syntax but the computer names are not displayed in the output. There's also no documentation on how to specify a list of server names for the mxtask command. Is there a way to define tasks, using the mxtask, based on a list of server names or better yet a predefined device/system list within the SIM environment? Sun, 23 Jan 2005 03:52:44 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/mxtask-and-creating-event-tasks-based-on-computer-names/m-p/3469036#M61762 Matt Duncan_1 2005-01-23T03:52:44Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/mxtask-and-creating-event-tasks-based-on-computer-names/m-p/3469037#M61763 See <A href="http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim" target="_blank">http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim</A> --&gt; Information Library --&gt; mxtask.1m (man pages at bottom of screen)<BR /><BR />-q queryname An option to specify name of an existing Systems Insight Manager query. Fri, 04 Feb 2005 13:34:39 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/mxtask-and-creating-event-tasks-based-on-computer-names/m-p/3469037#M61763 David Claypool 2005-02-04T13:34:39Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/mxtask-and-creating-event-tasks-based-on-computer-names/m-p/3469038#M61764 So it appears that what the mxtask utility can do is take a query that I have previously created, a tool parameter file, a tool name, combine those all together, and create an event based task. Is that correct? Sat, 05 Feb 2005 15:15:50 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/mxtask-and-creating-event-tasks-based-on-computer-names/m-p/3469038#M61764 Matt Duncan_1 2005-02-05T15:15:50Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/mxtask-and-creating-event-tasks-based-on-computer-names/m-p/3469039#M61765 Correct. Mon, 07 Feb 2005 09:56:34 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/mxtask-and-creating-event-tasks-based-on-computer-names/m-p/3469039#M61765 David Claypool 2005-02-07T09:56:34Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/mxtask-and-creating-event-tasks-based-on-computer-names/m-p/3469040#M61766 Bumped to be above moved questions... Thu, 02 Feb 2006 15:38:54 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/mxtask-and-creating-event-tasks-based-on-computer-names/m-p/3469040#M61766 David Claypool 2006-02-02T15:38:54Z