Create Alert

The Create Alert object will send a new alert to the MOM 2005 server.

How it is used

The Create Alert object can be used to create an alert in MOM that originated from another system monitor product.

Configuration

To configure the Create Alert object you will need to know the MOM server you are connecting to and the details of the alert that you are creating.

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.
Alert Properties	Type the value for each field listed in the list. To change the fields listed see the instructions below.
ComputerName	Type the name of the computer where this alert originated.
Description	Type the description of the MOM alert.
Name	Type the name of the MOM alert.
Severity	Select the severity of the MOM alert.
Source	Type the name of the source of that is sending the alert.
ComputerDomain	Type the name of the Domain where this alert originated.

To add or remove fields:

1.	Click Select fields. The Select Fields dialog appears.

2.	Select the items from the Available fields list that you want to add to the list of items that will be updated and click >>. The items appear in the Selected fields list.

3.	Select items in the Selected fields list that you do not want to update and click <<. The items are removed from the Selected fields list and re-appear in the Available fields list.

4.

Click OK.

Available Published Data

 

Name	Description
MOM server	The name of the MOM server computer.
Alert ID	The ID of the alert that is created by this object. This can be used in the Update MOM Alert object.
Domain name	The name of the domain where the computer resides.
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.
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