Monitor Alert

The Monitor Alert object will trigger a Policy when new MOM alerts are generated or existing MOM alerts are updated.

How it is used

The Monitor Alert object can be used to trigger a diagnostic and corrective action Policy that will respond to critical alerts in your network.

Configuration

To configure the Monitor Alert object you will need to know the MOM server that you are connecting to and the properties of Alerts that will trigger the Policy.

Details tab

 

Server	Type the name of the MOM 2005 connection information that you want to use. You can use the ellipsis (…) button to browse for the connection. For more information about connecting to MOM, see Connecting to MOM 2005.
New alerts	Select to trigger the Policy when new MOM alerts are created.
Updated alerts	Select to trigger the Policy when existing MOM alerts are updated.
Filters	The list shows all the MOM alert filters that you have configured. To edit or remove a filter, select the item and click Edit or Remove respectively. To add a filter, see the instructions below.

To add a filter:

1.	Click Add. The Add Filter dialog appears.

2.	From the Field drop-down list, select the field that you want to search in.

3.	From the Relation drop-down list, select the type of relation that you want to use in your search.

4.	In the Value field, type or select the value that will be compared to the item that you selected from the Field drop-down list and click OK. The filter is added to the list.

Available Published Data

 

Name	Description
MOM server	The name of the MOM server computer.
Number of alerts	The number of alerts that were retrieved.
For each alert:
Alert ID	A unique ID that is used by MOM to identify each alert in the database. This can be used in the Update MOM Alert task.
Computer name	The name of the computer that raised the alert.
CustomField1	The value of the 1st custom field.
CustomField2	The value of the 2nd custom field.
CustomField3	The value of the 3rd custom field.
CustomField4	The value of the 4th custom field.
CustomField5	The value of the 5th custom field.
Alert description	The description of the MOM alert.
Alert name	The name of the MOM alert.
Alert owner	The account name that owns the alert.
Source	The name of the Windows service that was the source of the alert.
Time of last state change	The last time that the state of the alert changed in UTC format.
Modified by	The last user to change the alert’s state. If the alert was automatically resolved without user intervention, the value will be AutoResolved.
Repeat count	For consolidated events, the number of repeat occurrences.
Resolution state	The current resolution state number of the alert.
Resolved by	The name of the user that resolved the alert.
Severity	The severity level of the alert.
Time of last state or properties change	The time the alert’s state or properties last changed in UTC format.
Time of first event	For consolidated events, the time the first event was raised in UTC format.
Time of last event	For consolidated events, the time the last event was raised in UTC format.
Time raised	The time at which the alert was raised in UTC format.
Time resolved	The time at which the alert was resolved in UTC format.

Common Published Data

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