Adding a Log-to-Text File action

The Log to Text action logs custom messages to specified text files.

To add a new Log to Text File 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 Log to Text File from the Action type list. The boxes for the Log To Text File 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.
   • Log file. Enter the full path to the location where the log file will bee written.
   • Log file write mode. Select Append to have log messages appended to the Log file. Select Overwrite to have log messages overwrite existing log messages.
   • Log Message. Enter the message that will be written to the log file. This message supports percent variables. The default log message is:

     %Device.ActiveMonitorDownNames is %Device.State on %Device.Type: %Device.HostName (%Device.Address).

     Details:

     Monitors that are down include: %Device.ActiveMonitorDownNames

     Monitors that are up include: %Device.ActiveMonitorUpNames

     Notes on this device (from device property page):

     %Device.Notes

     ----------------------------------------

     This message was logged on %System.Date at %System.Time

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5. Click Save. The Log to Text File 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 Windows Event Log action Adding a PowerShell Script action Adding a Program 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