Operational Policies
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Click the link in the Policy Name column to access the corresponding policy template.
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| Policy Name | Description |
|---|---|
| AKS Node Pools Without Autoscaling | Raises an incident if there are any AKS user node pools without autoscaling enabled. |
| AKS Node Pools Without Zero Autoscaling | Raises an incident if there are any AKS user node pools without zero autoscaling enabled. |
| AWS Scheduled EC2 Events | Reports scheduled events for EC2 instances that may impact availability or cause operational issues, such as instance reboot, stop, retirement, system reboot, and system maintenance. |
| AWS Lambda Functions With High Error Rate | Checks for lambda functions with errors, and lambda function over the Error Rate Percentage will be reported on. |
| AWS Long Running Instances | Checks for running instances that have been running longer than the "Days Old" parameter. |
| AWS RDS Instances With Unapproved Backup Settings | Checks for AWS RDS instances whose backup window and/or retention period does not conform to approved settings. |
| AWS Tag Cardinality Report | Generates a tag cardinality report for AWS Accounts and Resources. |
| AWS Usage Forecast - Instance Time Used | Uses Flexera CCO APIs and a linear regression model to forecast total AWS instance time by instance family, with configurable units (for example, instance hours or vCPU‑hours) that can be filtered by region or Billing Center. |
| AWS Usage Report - Instance Time Used | Uses Flexera CCO APIs to report total AWS instance time by instance family over the last 12 months, with configurable units (for example, instance hours or vCPU‑hours), optional filters for region or Billing Center. |
| Azure Bring-Your-Own-License (BYOL) Report | Produces a report containing the number of Azure virtual machines per day that utilize Bring-Your-Own-License (BYOL). |
| Azure Long Running Instances | Checks for instances that have been running longer than the Minimum Age (Days) parameter. |
| Azure Tag Cardinality Report | Generates a tag cardinality report for Azure Subscriptions, Resource Groups, and Resources. |
| Azure VMs Not Using Managed Disks | Reports any VMs that are not using managed disks in Azure. |
| Bill Processing Error Notification | Collects all currently applied policies and raises an incident for any in an error state. |
| Expiring Azure Certificates | Raises an incident if there are expired and almost expired certificates on the Azure account in active use. |
| Flexera Automation Expiring Credentials | Reports any Flexera Automation credentials that have expired or are about to expire by sending an email notification to the recipients and, optionally deletes the expired credentials. |
| Flexera Automation Outdated Applied Policies | Reports applied policies in Flexera Automation that are using an older or deprecated version of a catalog policy and, optionally, updates them to the latest supported version. |
| Schedule FlexNet Manager Report | Schedules a FlexNet Manager report (Custom view) and sends it as an email to one or more recipients. |
| Schedule ITAM Report | Schedules a Flexera IT Asset Management report (Custom view) and sends it as an email to one or more recipients. |