Using the Event Action Plan wizard

The Event Action Plan wizard allows you to combine event filters and event actions to easily create an event-action plan.

Complete the following steps to use the Event Action Plan wizard:

  1. In IBM Director Console, click Tasks > Event Action Plans > Event Action Plan Wizard.
  2. In the Event Action Plan Wizard, on the Name page, type a descriptive name for the event action plan you are creating.
  3. Click Next.
  4. In the Event Action Plan Wizard, on the Systems page, choose the systems to which you want to apply the event-action plan. Select the managed objects in the left pane, and click Add to move them to the Selected pane.
  5. Click Next.
  6. In the Event Action Plan Wizard, on the Event Filters page, select the check boxes adjacent to the types of events you want to monitor. You can select the following event filters:
    Hardware Predictive Failure Analysis® (PFA) events
    These events are sent when failure of a computer subsystem is imminent. Some of the subsystems for which IBM® Director sends PFA events include hard disk drives, voltage regulation modules, power supplies, and thermal sensors.
    Environmental sensor events
    These events are sent when environmental sensors built into a system board detect that a manufacturer-defined threshold has been exceeded. For example, a fan shaft might have stopped.
    Storage events
    Storage events are sent when there has been a change in the status of a storage subsystem. Examples might be the failure of a hard disk drive or a logical drive that has been rebuilt.
    Security events
    These events are sent when there has been a change in the status of physical security. An example might be that someone has removed the system from the LAN or opened the system enclosure.
    IBM Director Agent offline
    An IBM Director Agent offline event is sent when IBM Director Agent stops running because the program either failed or was intentionally stopped.
    CPU Utilization
    CPU utilization events are sent when a user-defined threshold has been met or exceeded. For example, a group of processes that were not stopped by a parent process correctly, either in error or because of a virus, might cause long-term, increased CPU utilization. When you choose this event filter, the wizard creates a resource monitor to track microprocessor use in one or more selected systems.
    註: The wizard cannot apply a resource monitor to groups or locked systems. You can create and apply a resource monitor using the Resource Monitor task in IBM Director Console. You must request access to the locked systems before you apply the resource monitor. After you apply the resource monitor to these groups or previously locked systems, the event filter will start to filter these events.
    Memory use
    Memory-use events are sent when a user-defined threshold has been met or exceeded. For example, a memory leak, caused by a process that has been stopped unexpectedly without freeing resources, might occur. When you choose this event filter, the wizard creates memory-used and memory-available resource monitors to track the memory use in one or more selected systems.
    註: The wizard cannot apply a resource monitor to groups or locked systems. You can create and apply a resource monitor using the Resource Monitor task in IBM Director Console. You must request access to the locked systems before you apply the resource monitor. After you apply the resource monitor to these groups or previously locked systems, the event filter will start to filter these events.

    You cannot apply memory-used and memory-available resource monitors to systems running NetWare or i5/OS™.

  7. Click Next.
  8. In the Event Action Plan Wizard, on the Actions page, choose the event actions that you want performed when an event occurs. If you want to be notified by e-mail when an event occurs, select the E-mail check box in the Select the notification window. Then, configure the e-mail notification:
    1. In the E-mail address field, type the e-mail address to which the notification will be sent.
    2. In the Reply-to address field, type the e-mail address that will be displayed in the reply-to field of the e-mail.
    3. In the SMTP server field, type the host name or IP address of the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server.
    4. In the SMTP port field, type the port number of the SMTP server. By default, the SMTP port is set to 25.
    5. In the Subject field, type the message that will be displayed in the subject-line of the e-mail. You can use variable such as &type and &system. For example, you might want to type the following string: IBM Director alert: &system &type. When the e-mail is generated, the name of the managed system is substituted for &system, and the type of event that occurred is substituted for &type.
    6. In the Body of message field, type the message that will be displayed in the body of the e-mail. You can use variable such as &text. For example, you might want to type the following string: &time &date &text. When the e-mail is generated, the body will contain the time and date the event occurred, as well as details about the event.
    The e-mail notification is configured. Note that &type, &system, &time, &date, and &text are event-data substitution variables.
  9. If you want to be notified by pager when an event occurs, select the Pager check box in the Select the notification window. Then, configure the pager notification:
    1. From the Serial port device name list, select the name of the serial port device.
    2. In the Network access number field, type the telephone number that will be dialed when an event occurs.
    3. In the Pager ID or PIN number field, type the pager ID or personal identification number (PIN).
    4. In the Message field, type the message that will be sent when an event occurs.
    5. In the Modem initialization string (optional) field, type the modem initialization string.
    The pager notification is configured.
  10. If you want to start a program as a result of the event, select the Start program check box. Then configure the start program instructions.
    1. Select the location where the program should be started.
    2. Type the Host name of the selected system.
    3. Type the working directory of the program that needs to start.
    4. Type the Program name of the application that needs to start.
  11. Click Next.
  12. In the Event Action Plan Wizard, on the Time Range page, choose the period of time over which you want to collect the events. You can select All day to enable the plan to be active all the time. Or you can select Custom to choose the time range for the plan to be active during specific days of the week.
  13. Click Next.
  14. In the Event Action Plan Wizard, on the Summary page, verify the details of the event action plan. If you need to make changes, click < Back.
  15. Click Finish.
The event action plan is saved. To locate the new plan, in the IBM Director Console, click Tasks > Event Action Plans > New plan. New plan is the name you assigned in the wizard. The plan also appears in the Event Action Plan Builder, and under the systems or groups that the plan is applied to when Event Action Plans is selected in the IBM Director Console Associations menu.
After completing the wizard, you can edit the plan with the wizard, or you can use the Event Action Plan Builder to add additional actions not found in the wizard.
註: If you add actions that are not available in the Event Action Plan Wizard to the plan using Event Action Plan Builder, the plan will become non-editable with the wizard.
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