Perform Virtual Machine Action 

Introduction:

This section is common to all the editions of IT360 - Professional Edition, Enterprise Edition [Probes only] and MSP Edition [Probes only].

This action can be used to start/stop/restart Virtual machines, of VMware ESX and/or Hyper-V servers, in the event of an Alarm.

Steps to Create a Virtual Machine Action: 

To create a virtual machine action, follow the steps given below. Refer the screenshots given, for better understanding;

1. Go to 'Admin --> Servers & Applications' and click 'Actions'.

2. Click the Create VM Action link, under the heading: Create VM Action(s). The Create Action : Virtual Machine Action page is diplayed.

3. Enter the Display Name of the action.

4. Choose the Host Type, on which the action has to be performed in the event of an alarm. You can choose either VMware or Hyper-V.

5. Choose the Action Type, to be performed in the event of an alarm. You can choose either Start VM, Stop VM, or Restart VM options.

6. Use the Select Target Virtual Machine option, to associate the action to a virtual machine. There are three ways of selecting the target virtual machine(s);

   1. All VMs in the selected monitor group: This triggers the action for all the virtual machines, present in the selected monitor group.

   2. All VMs in the selected ESX/Hyper-V host: This triggers the action for all the virtual machines, present in the selected ESX/Hyper-V host.

   3. Specific Virtual Machine: This triggers the action for the selected virtual machine, alone.

7. Specify the Maximum time for action execution, in seconds. This is the time limit, within which the action has to be executed, or else the action will be cancelled.

8. You can use the Notify after action executes option, to receive an email notification, once the action is successfully executed. You can either select an existing email address, or define new email addresses, by using the New Action option.

9. Click the Create Action button, to finish creating the Virtual Machine action. This will list the action name and its details, along with the other actions configured, in the 'View Actions' page.

Note: You can perform the below tasks from the 'View Actions' page;

1. You can edit the Virtual machine action created, by clicking the icon.

2. You can click Add New, for creating more Virtual Machine actions.

3. After creating the Virtual Machine action, you can test its execution, by clicking the Execute icon of that action.

4. You can delete the action, by clicking the Delete link. (After selecting the respective action's check box).

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