Adding a Program action

Program actions can be defined to launch an external application when a state change occurs.

To add a new Program action:

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 Program from the Action type list. The boxes for the Program action appear.
4. Enter or select the appropriate information:
   • Name. Enter a unique name for the action. This name displays in the Action Library.
   • Description. (Optional) Enter additional information about the action. This description displays next to the action in the Action Library.
   • Program file name. Enter the file path where the working files for the application are stored.
   • Working path. Enter the file path where the working files for the application are stored. The working path is located on the server where WhatsUp Gold is running.
   • Program arguments. Enter any percent variables you want to pass to the specified program.
5. Click Save. The Program action is added to the actions list.

See Also Creating an action in APM Adding an Active Script action Adding an E-mail action Adding a Log-to-Text File action Adding a Windows Event Log action Adding a PowerShell Script action Adding a Service Restart action Adding an SMS action Adding an SMS Direct action Adding an SSH action Adding a Syslog action Adding a VMware action