Add possibility to execute a script as a reaction to an alert. Currently, we only have the choice to execute an operation as a reaction to an alert.
We are planning for the future to execute operations on 'arbitrary' resources - which could also be script resources. Would this be what you are proposing?
Currently, we only have the choice to execute a *predefined* operation as a reaction to an alert. I think that execute a script would be a very flexible choice, besides the *predefined* operations (Control type) . For example: The only options available as a "reaction" to an alert for resource type JBoss AS are: Control type: none Restart Shutdown Start Execute a script would be a useful choice. Thus, besides executes the operations (Restart, Shutdown, Start) we have a choice to execute a script.
There will always be some unorthodox processes in every enterprise and its hard to cover every use case and that's where executing an arbitrary script will come in handy. The use case that was presented is quite normal where on an alert user wants to execute a script. That way if an enterprise has invested significant amount of time building scripts to handle certain use cases we will allow them to reuse them. It also becomes an extension point.
This bug was previously known as http://jira.rhq-project.org/browse/RHQ-1623
I am currently working on this in the form of the alert-operations notifications sender.
This is included in https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=535339
This can be achieved now, by script execution for a relative resource type. 1.Browse through to the JBoss AS Server 2.Create a new alert definition with condition when JVM Free mem reaches critical value. 3.Click on Edit for the Alert Notification. 4.On the Alert notification page, click on Add New. Select the Alert sender type as Resource Operations. 5.Select the resource selection mode as Relative Resource. 6.Click Save 7.Select Start search from as "JBoss AS Server" 8.Click Save. 9.Select Then Filter by as "Script" 10.Provide the restart script name. (Ensure that this script is under ~/jbossas/bin directory.) 11.Select operation name as "Execute Script" 12.Click Save. Marking this bug as verified.
Mass-closure of verified bugs against JON.