Actions overview

WhatsUp Gold actions are designed to perform a task as a device or monitor state change occurs.

As you configure an action, you choose the task it is to perform. Actions can try to correct the problem, notify someone of the state change, or launch an external application. Also, when you configure an action, you choose whether to assign it to a device, or to an active or passive monitor. For more information, see Configuring an action.

When assigned to an active monitor, actions fire according to the state changes it issues. For example, you can configure an Email Action to send an email alert when the active monitor for a Web server issues a down state change. For more information, see Assigning an action.

You can configure actions on a single device or monitor, or define an Action Policy to use across multiple devices or monitors.

See Also Using Actions Managing Action Strategies About the Action Library Selecting an action type Configuring an action About Percent Variables Testing an action Assigning an action Removing an action Creating a Blackout Period Action Policies