You can configure Policy Manager to run a custom command on the management server when an element is being overused or when any of the following occurs:
•A new element is discovered
•Provisioning is successful
•An event occurs on one or more specified elements
The following instructions assume you have already created a policy. If you have not created a policy, see the following topics:
•”Creating a Utilization or Backup Policy” on page 373
•”Creating Policies for Discovery” on page 377
•”Creating Policies for Provisioning” on page 378
•”Creating Policies for Events” on page 379
To set up a custom script for a policy:
1.Access Policy Manager as described in ”Accessing Policy Manager” on page 372.
2.Click the Edit (
) button corresponding to the policy you want to modify.
3.Click Execute Custom Command.
4.Enter a command that will execute the script in the box, and click OK.
The software assumes you are in the %JBOSS4_DIST%\server\appiq\remotescripts directory on the management server when the script is executed. You can use environment variables in your script, such as POLICY_NAME and POLICY_DESCRIPTION, where POLICY_NAME provides the policy name and POLICY_DESCRIPTION provides a description of the policy. See ”Software Environment Variables for Scripting” on page 296 for more information.
Prefix the command with “start” if the custom command triggers a user interface component, for example, Microsoft Internet Explorer or a command prompt window. For example, if you want the custom command to open a command prompt window and list the contents in the directory, you would prefix the command as follows:
start dir
5.Click Finish.
Policy Manager executes a remote script on the management server when the condition is fulfilled.
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