Trigger a PATROL Event

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If you select Trigger a PATROL Event:

1.Select the type of PATROL event you wish to trigger when a storage problem occurs:
A Specific PATROL Event (Specific storage problem related to a monitored component)
A STD 41 PATROL Event (Standard 41 event)
No Event

noteThese events are generated every time a threshold is exceeded. They contain a full Storage Health Report detailing the fault that has occurred.

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Editing Alert Actions — Alert Action: Trigger a PATROL Event

2.If needed, modify the event message. You can use alert action macros that will be replaced at runtime.
3.Click Next and Finish.

A PATROL Event can be viewed from:

Standard PATROL Consoles (Classic Console, PATROL Central)
PATROL Enterprise Manager
BMC Impact Manager
Other third-party products that interface with PATROL.

See also

Annotate the parameter's graph

Execute an OS command

Execute a PSL command

Send a pop-up to the PATROL Consoles

Write a line to a log file

Send a basic SNMP trap

Send a custom SNMP trap (advanced)

Send an e-mail