Rundeck Assignments 2 – Windows

Rundeck Student Assignments (Windows Local Node)

📝 Setup Prerequisites:

• Ensure PowerShell is available (default on Windows Server 2019)
• The rundeck server itself is also the execution node
• Students must create a project first (e.g., windows-lab)

🎓 Assignment List

Assignment 1: Hello World in PowerShell

Objective: Run a basic PowerShell script as a Rundeck job.

• Job Name: hello-world
• Step Type: Script → PowerShell
• Command: Write-Output "Hello from Rundeck on Windows Server!"
• Expected Outcome: Job log displays the message.
• Learning Outcome: Understand basic job creation and PowerShell execution.

Assignment 2: List Running Processes

Objective: Use Rundeck to list all currently running processes.

• Job Name: list-processes
• Script Step: Get-Process | Sort-Object CPU -Descending | Select-Object -First 10
• Expected Outcome: Displays the top 10 CPU-consuming processes in the job log.
• Bonus: Add a second step to export to a file in C:\rundeck\logs.

Assignment 3: Create a User-Supplied Directory

Objective: Use job options to accept a directory name and create it.

• Job Name: create-directory
• Job Option:
  • Name: foldername
  • Description: “Name of the folder to create in C:\rundeck”
• Script Step: New-Item -Path "C:\rundeck\${option.foldername}" -ItemType Directory
• Expected Outcome: Creates a folder with the given name.
• Learning Outcome: Understand job options and user input.

Assignment 4: Disk Space Report

Objective: Generate a disk usage report for drive C:\.

• Job Name: disk-space-report
• Script Step: Get-PSDrive C | Format-List > C:\rundeck\disk_report.txt Get-Content C:\rundeck\disk_report.txt
• Expected Outcome: Job log shows disk usage and a file is saved.

Assignment 5: System Health Check Workflow

Objective: Run a multi-step job that checks system health.

• Job Name: system-health-check
• Workflow Steps:
  1. Uptime: (Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem).LastBootUpTime
  2. CPU Load (5 seconds sample): Get-Counter '\Processor(_Total)\% Processor Time' -SampleInterval 5 -MaxSamples 1
  3. Memory Usage: Get-CimInstance Win32_OperatingSystem | Select-Object FreePhysicalMemory, TotalVisibleMemorySize
  4. Active Sessions: quser
• Expected Outcome: Combined output of system diagnostics in job logs.

📁 Optional Directory Structure for Files:

You may suggest students save outputs to:

C:\rundeck\
├── logs\
│   ├── disk_report.txt
│   ├── process_list.txt
├── backups\
Code language: CSS (css)

📚 Learning Objectives for Students

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