Using a Run Program Notification Profile

You can configure OpManager Plus to automatically run a program whenever a fault is detected in the device. For instance, you can configure OpManager Plus to execute a program that corrects the fault or simply produces a sound or that whenever a specific type of an alarm is raised for a device.

To create a profile that executes the specified program, follow the steps given below:

1. Go to Settings > Monitoring > Configuration > Notifications.
2. Click Add.
3. Select the Notification type as Run Program.
4. In the Command Name field, specify the name of the program to be executed with the absolute path. Example C:profilestestprogram.bat.
5. If the program requires some arguments, specify the Program Arguments, Message Variables and click Next.
6. Select the fault criteria for which you need to be notified. For instance, if you want to be notified of threshold violation, select 'Threshold rule is violated'. Additionally notify only when any or all the severity: Critical, Trouble, Attention, Service Down. Click Next
7. Select the devices either By Category or By Business View or By Devices and click Next.
8. Select the required Time Window, Delayed Trigger and Recurring Trigger and click Next.
9. Give a profile name and Click Test Action to test the email profile or Save to save the profile.

The profile is associated to the selected devices. The program is executed with the specified arguments whenever a fault matching the selected criteria occurs.