How To: Pass alarm details to the alarm response script

[cochran242]

I would like to pass a variable to the Script ACTION. IE: i would like to run a script with an argument including the ESXi Host name. Is this possible? Right not I am creating a script action and including a hard coded argument:
c:\script\script.vbs VMServer

Instead I would like to do something like this with a variable:
c:\script\script.vbs %VMServerinquestion%

Is the above possible? Let me know if something does not make sense.

[Gostev]

Casey, it makes and I understand what are you trying to do. Let me check with developers on that.

[Gostev]

Here are the parameters that can be passed to script:

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%1 : Alarm name
%2 : Alarm description
%3 : VI object name on which alarm has fired
%4 : Triggering summary
%5 : Time
%6 : Status
%7 : Previous status

So in your case, it sounds like you need to use %3 (I have not tested this myself yet).

Hope this helps!

[cochran242]

That is perfect. thank you very much!!!!

[marcsonn]

Hello - wondering if you were able to successfully get variables into your script. I just started dabbling in this and it would appear that the variables that were listed here are not being set. Just curious how you're coming along.

Thanks!

[Gostev]

Can you post here the command line you use for script action, as well as the actual script?

[marcsonn]

I was just trying to have it run a simple batch file, echoing the variables out to a text file, like:

echo %1 > vars.txt
echo %2 >> vars.txt
echo %3 >> vars.txt
.
.
.

Just to see what comes back in each variable. Unfortunately, the resulting text file is blank. I want to make sure what I understand is really what's supposed to be happening.

[Gostev]

You can use this script as a sample.
Just be sure to create C:\TEMP folder.

c:\alarm.bat

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echo alarm is working >>C:\temp\alarm.txt
c:
cd c:\temp
date /t >> alarm.txt
time /t >> alarm.txt
echo %1 >> alarm.txt
echo %2 >> alarm.txt
echo %3 >> alarm.txt
echo %4 >> alarm.txt
echo %5 >> alarm.txt
echo %6 >> alarm.txt
echo %7 >> alarm.txt
echo ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> "c:\temp\alarm.txt"

Run script action line is:

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C:\alarm.bat %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7

Sample output:

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alarm is working 
Wed 06/03/2009 
06:06 PM
"Test Alarm" 
"Test Alarm" 
"Marik_XP" 
"Level of CPU is above 0 " 
"6/3/2009 6:06:46 PM" 
"Error (Red)" 
"Ok (Green)" 
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 
alarm is working 
Wed 06/03/2009 
06:06 PM
"Test Alarm" 
"Test Alarm" 
"Igor NFS Test" 
"Level of CPU is above 0 " 
"6/3/2009 6:06:46 PM" 
"Error (Red)" 
"Ok (Green)" 
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 
alarm is working 
Wed 06/03/2009 
06:06 PM
"Test Alarm" 
"Test Alarm" 
"t_1" 
"Level of CPU is above 0 " 
"6/3/2009 6:06:47 PM" 
"Error (Red)" 
"Ok (Green)" 
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

[rickyelqasem]

Variables have changed slightly to:

#%1 : Alarm name
#%2 : VI object name on which alarm has fired
#%3 : Triggering summary
#%4 : Time
#%5 : Status
#%6 : Old Status

[Vitaliy S.]

Ricky is correct. To get the latest parameters list please check out our User Guide (page 68)