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Procedure
1 On the Actions tab of the alarm definitions wizard, click Add to add an action.
2 In the Actions column, select Run a command from the drop-down menu.
3 In the Configuration column, type script or command information:
For this type of command... Enter this...
EXE executable files Full pathname of the command. For example, to run the cmd.exe command in the
C:\tools directory, type:
c:\tools\cmd.exe.
BAT batch file Full pathname of the command as an argument to the
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe command. For example, to run the cmd.bat
command in the C:\tools directory, type:
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe /c c:\tools\cmd.bat.
Note The command and its parameters must be formatted into one string.
If your script does not make use of the alarm environment variables, include any necessary
parameters in the configuration field. Enclose parameters in curly brackets. For example:
c:\tools\cmd.exe {alarmName} {targetName}
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe /c c:\tools\cmd.bat {alarmName} {targetName}
The script can run on any platform. You must provide the path to the script and argument keys. For
example:
/var/myscripts/myAlarmActionScript {alarmName} {targetName}
4 (Optional) Configure alarm transitions and frequency.
5 Click Finish to save the alarm settings.
Alarm Environment Variables for Scripts
To simplify script configuration for alarm actions, VMware provides environment variables for VMware
alarms. Use the variables to define more complex scripts and attach them to multiple alarms or inventory
objects so that the alarm action occurs when the alarm triggers.
Table 5‑4. Alarm Environment Variables
Variable Name Variable Description Supported Alarm Type
VMWARE_ALARM_NAME The name of the triggered alarm. Condition, State, Event
VMWARE_ALARM_ID The MOID of the triggered alarm. Condition, State, Event
VMWARE_ALARM_TARGET_NAME The name of the entity on which the
alarm triggered.
Condition, State, Event
VMWARE_ALARM_TARGET_ID The MOID of the entity on which the
alarm triggered.
Condition, State, Event
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