Built-in Action Types

When you apply active monitors, you typically associate an action and a device state with changes observed by the monitor. There are three main categories of built-in action types available through the Actions Library. Actions can be triggered or scheduled.

Note: Certain actions (CM Actions, for example) can be invoked on demand (Run Now).

Built-in action types include:

Notifications. Send messages to stakeholders and responsible individuals according to site policy.
Remote execution. Create scripts, execute remote programs, and apply configuration changes.
Log. Include state change observed by WhatsUp Gold in platform logs.

Notifications

Beeper action. Activate a beeper with this type of action.
E-mail action. Send an Email to a specific address.
Log to Text File action. Write a message to a text file.
Pager action. Send a message to a pager.
Web Alarm action. Activate a Web Alarm in the WhatsUp Gold Web Interface
Text to Speech action. Plays a voice message on your computer.
SMS action. Send a text message to a specific target.
SMS Direct action. Send a text message to a wireless phone or other wireless device.
Sound action. Play a specific sound.

Remote/Local Script or Execution

Service Restart action. Start or stop a Windows service.
Active Script action. Write code to perform a customized action.
Configuration Management action. Perform script or task from CM Task (includes Task Scripts) or CM Script Libraries.
PowerShell action. Develop custom actions through direct access to scriptable component libraries, including the .NET Framework.
SSH action. Connect to remote devices via SSH to execute commands or scripts.
Program action. Execute an external application.
SNMP Set action. Use SNMP to increase a counter, set a flag, or change the attribute value of a managed object.

Log

Windows Event Log action. Write an event in the Windows Event Log.
Syslog action. Write a message to a log in the Syslog system.
VMware action. Use the VMware API to perform an action on a virtual machine.