Creating an action in APM

To create a new action in APM:

1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to APM > Actions, then click Actions in the Actions Management tree. The Actions page appears.
2. Click Add Action. The Edit Action page appears.
3. Select an action from the Action Type list. You can add any of the following WhatsUp Gold action types: Active Script, Email, Log to Text File, Windows Event Log, PowerShell Script, Program, Service Restart, SMS, SMS Direct, SSH, Syslog, VMWare.

   Tip: Click the Help icon to the right of an action type to view information for that action type.

4. Enter the appropriate information:
   • Name. Enter a unique name for the action.
   • Description. (Optional) Enter additional information about the action.
5. Enter or select the appropriate information into each of the action boxes.
6. Click Save to save your changes or click Save and Close to complete your changes.

See Also Working with actions in APM Percent variables for APM actions