Service Task Type 10

What it Does

The Type 10 task is an automated maintenance routine that runs against the Spirion Console database (SQL Server).

The primary functions of the Type 10 task includes:

• Performance Optimization: It typically handles index reorganization or rebuilding to ensure database queries (like those used for the SPIglass dashboard or scan results) remain fast.
• Data Grooming: It may manage the cleanup of aged logs or temporary data based on your console's retention settings.
• Integrity Checks: It ensures the database remains healthy and can alert administrators if there are underlying SQL errors.

Key Context for Troubleshooting

• Execution: These tasks are managed by the Spirion Server Service. If the Server Service is stopped or running under a user account with insufficient permissions, Type 10 tasks may get stuck in an "Execute Now" status and never complete.
• Logs: If a Type 10 task fails, the details are usually captured in the Console Administrator Tool (CAT) server service logs.
• Permissions: For this task to run successfully, the account running the Spirion Server Service must have appropriate database permissions (typically db_owner) to perform maintenance operations.

If you are seeing a "Type 10" task in your task list or logs, it is a standard part of Spirion's self-maintenance and is essential for preventing console performance degradation over time.