Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide - Ipswitch Documentation Server

Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
Select Action Type
Select an action type from the list menu. The configuration dialog for that type appears.
Select the type of action you want to create for this device. The menu lists all possible actions
that can occur through the WhatsUp Gold action system.
Active Script Action. Write code to perform a customized action.
Beeper Action. Activate a beeper with this type of action.
Email Action. Send an Email to a specific address.
Log to Text File. Write a message to a text file.
Pager Action. Send a message to a pager.
Program Action. Execute an external application.
Service Restart Action. Start or stop a Windows service.
SMS Action. Send a text message to a specific target.
SMS Direct. Send a text message to a wireless phone or other wireless device.
SNMP Set. Use SNMP to set the value of an attribute of a managed object.
Sound Action. Play a specific sound.
SSH Action. Runs a command or script on a remote machine.
Syslog Action. Write a message to a log in the Syslog system.
Text to Speech Action. Plays a voice message on your computer.
VMware Action. Use the VMware API to perform an action on a virtual machine.
Web Alarm Action. Activate a Web Alarm in the WhatsUp Gold Web Interface
Windows Event Log Action. Write an event in the Windows Event Log.
Winpopup Action. Send a Winpopup to a user or specific computer.
WinEvent Condition
Not. Select this option to filter the conditions that match the string.
Parameter. Select a Windows Event Log parameter to match on.
Category. Subcategory for this event. This subcategory is source-specific.
CategoryString. Translation of the subcategory. The translation is source-specific.
Computer. The computer that the event took place on.
Event ID. Identifier of the event. This is specific to the source that generated the
event log entry, and is used, together with Source, to uniquely identify a Windows NT
event type.
Event Type. Type of event.
Value and Meaning of the Event Type:
1 Error
2 Warning
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