Get Alert
Applies To: System Center 2012 - Orchestrator, System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator, System Center 2012 SP1 - Orchestrator
The Get Alert activity is used in a runbook to retrieve alerts from System Center Operations Manager that match the criteria that you specify. You can use the Get Alert activity to retrieve an alert and replicate the information to a ticketing system for troubleshooting.
For the procedure to configure this object, see: Configuring the Get Alert Activity.
The following tables list the filters, properties, and published data for this activity. The activity publishes all of the data from the required and optional properties into published data.
Get Alert Filters
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
Category |
The category name of the Management Pack |
ConnectorId |
The ID of the connector that generated the connection string |
ConnectorStatus |
The status of the connector |
Context |
The System Center Operations Manager context of the alert |
CustomField1 |
The value of the first custom field |
CustomField2 |
The value of the second custom field |
CustomField3 |
The value of the third custom field |
CustomField4 |
The value of the fourth custom field |
CustomField5 |
The value of the fifth custom field |
CustomField6 |
The value of the sixth custom field |
CustomField7 |
The value of the seventh custom field |
CustomField8 |
The value of the eighth custom field |
CustomField9 |
The value of the ninth custom field |
CustomField10 |
The value of the tenth custom field |
Description |
The description of the alert |
Domain |
The domain from which the alert came |
Id |
The unique ID of the alert |
IsMonitorAlert |
Indicates whether the alert is a generated by a monitor |
LastModified |
The date that the alert was last modified |
LastModifiedBy |
The last user to modify the alert |
LastModifiedByNonConnector |
Indicates whether the last modification was performed by a non-connector |
MaintenanceModeLastModified |
The time that the monitor maintenance mode was last changed |
ManagementGroup |
The Management Group to which the alert belongs |
ManagementGroupId |
The ID of the Management Group |
MonitoringClassId |
The monitoring class ID of the alert |
MonitoringObjectDisplayName |
The display name of the System Center Operations Manager monitoring object |
MonitoringObjectFullName |
The full name of the System Center Operations Manager monitoring object |
MonitoringObjectHealthState |
The health state of the System Center Operations Manager monitoring object |
MonitoringObjectId |
The ID of the System Center Operations Manager monitoring object |
MonitoringObjectInMaintenanceMode |
Indicates whether the System Center Operations Manager monitoring object is in maintenance mode |
MonitoringObjectName |
The name of the System Center Operations Manager monitoring object |
MonitoringObjectPath |
The path of the System Center Operations Manager monitoring object |
MonitoringRuleId |
The ID of the System Center Operations Manager monitoring rule |
Name |
The name of the alert |
NetbiosComputerName |
The NetBIOS computer name of the computer from which the alert came |
NetbiosDomainName |
The NetBIOS domain name of the domain from which the alert came |
Owner |
The owner of the alert |
Parameters |
The parameters of the alert |
PrincipalName |
The principal name of the computer for which the alert was created |
Priority |
The priority level of the alert |
ProblemId |
The problem ID of the alert |
RepeatCount |
The number of times that the alert has been repeated |
ResolutionState |
The resolution state of the alert |
ResolvedBy |
The user that resolved the alert |
Server |
The name of the System Center Operations Manager server |
Severity |
The severity level of the alert |
SiteName |
The site name of the alert |
StateLastModified |
The time that the alert state was last changed |
TicketId |
The ticket ID of the alert |
TimeAdded |
The time that the alert was added to System Center Operations Manager |
TimeRaised |
The time that the alert was raised |
TimeResolutionStateLastModified |
The time that the resolution state of the alert was last changed |
TimeResolved |
The time that the alert was resolved |
Get Alert Published Data
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
AlertCount |
The number of monitoring alerts that were found |
Category |
The category name of the Management Pack |
Connection |
The connection string to the System Center Operations Manager server that you are using |
ConnectorId |
The ID of the connector that generated the connection string |
ConnectorStatus |
The status of the connector |
Context |
The System Center Operations Manager context of the alert |
CustomField1 |
The value of the first custom field |
CustomField2 |
The value of the second custom field |
CustomField3 |
The value of the third custom field |
CustomField4 |
The value of the fourth custom field |
CustomField5 |
The value of the fifth custom field |
CustomField6 |
The value of the sixth custom field |
CustomField7 |
The value of the seventh custom field |
CustomField8 |
The value of the eighth custom field |
CustomField9 |
The value of the ninth custom field |
CustomField10 |
The value of the tenth custom field |
Description |
The description of the alert |
Domain |
The domain from which the alert came |
Id |
The unique ID of the alert |
IsMonitorAlert |
Indicates whether the alert is generated by a monitor |
LastModified |
The date that the alert was last modified |
LastModifiedBy |
The last user to modify the alert |
LastModifiedByNonConnector |
Indicates whether the last modification was performed by a non-connector |
MaintenanceModeLastModified |
The time that the monitor maintenance mode was last changed |
ManagementGroup |
The Management Group to which the alert belongs |
ManagementGroupId |
The ID of the Management Group |
MonitoringClassId |
The monitoring class ID of the alert |
MonitoringObjectDisplayName |
The display name of the System Center Operations Manager monitoring object |
MonitoringObjectFullName |
The full name of the System Center Operations Manager monitoring object |
MonitoringObjectHealthState |
The health state of the System Center Operations Manager monitoring object |
MonitoringObjectId |
The ID of the System Center Operations Manager monitoring object |
MonitoringObjectInMaintenanceMode |
Indicates whether the System Center Operations Manager monitoring object is in maintenance mode |
MonitoringObjectName |
The name of the System Center Operations Manager monitoring object |
MonitoringObjectPath |
The path of the System Center Operations Manager monitoring object |
MonitoringRuleId |
The ID of the System Center Operations Manager monitoring rule |
Name |
The name of the alert |
NetbiosComputerName |
The NetBIOS computer name of the computer from which the alert came |
NetbiosDomainName |
The NetBIOS domain name of the domain from which the alert came |
Owner |
The owner of the alert |
Parameters |
The parameters of the alert |
PrincipalName |
The principal name of the computer for which the alert was created |
Priority |
The priority level of the alert |
ProblemId |
The problem ID of the alert |
RepeatCount |
The number of times that the alert has been repeated |
ResolutionState |
The resolution state of the alert |
ResolvedBy |
The user that resolved the alert |
Server |
The name of the System Center Operations Manager server |
Severity |
The severity level of the alert |
SiteName |
The site name of the alert |
StateLastModified |
The time that the alert state was last changed |
TicketId |
The ticket ID of the alert |
TimeAdded |
The time that the alert was added to System Center Operations Manager |
TimeRaised |
The time that the alert was raised |
TimeResolutionStateLastModified |
The time that the resolution state of the alert was last changed |
TimeResolved |
The time that the alert was resolved |
Username |
The user name that was used to access the System Center Operations Manager server |
Configuring the Get Alert Activity
To configure the Get Alert activity
From the Activities pane, drag a Get Alert activity to the active runbook.
Double-click the Get Alert activity icon. The Properties dialog box opens.
Configure the settings in the Details tab:
In the Server section, click the ellipsis button (...), select the Operations Manager server Connection that you want to use for this activity, and then click OK.
In the Filters section, at least one filter is required to define the activity. Click Add. In the Name box, click the Down Arrow and select a property from the list.
In the Relation box, click the Down Arrow and select a filter type.
In the Value box, enter the value that you want to use.
You can also use published data to automatically populate the value of the property from the data output by a previous activity in the runbook.
To filter on NULL values
In the Filters section, click Add. In the Name box, click the Down Arrow and select a property from the list.
In the Relation box, select Equals.
In the Value box, input the value NULL.
To filter on IsNotNull values
In the Filters section, click Add. In the Name box, click the Down Arrow and select a property from the list.
In the Relation box, select Does not equal.
In the Value box, input the value NULL.
To use published data
Right-click the property value box, click Subscribe, and then click Published Data.
Click the Activity drop-down box and select the activity from which you want to obtain the data.
To view additional data elements common across the runbook, select Show Common Published Data.
Click the published data element you want to use, and then click OK.
For a list of the data elements published by each activity, see the "Published Data" tables in the activity topic. For information about the Common Published Data items, see Published Data.
Click OK to save the filter settings.
Add additional filters as needed, and then click Finish.
Tip
Filter properties can only be used one time in an activity. For example, if your search criteria for an alert includes a date range, you cannot use the TimeAdded filter property twice in the same activity. However, you might be able to use the TimeAdded After Date and TimeRaised Before Date filter properties to achieve the desired results.
To make changes to a filter, click the filter and then click Edit. Make the changes, and then click OK.
To remove a filter, click the filter and then click Remove.
For information about the settings on the General and Run Behavior tabs, see Common Configuration Instructions for All Activities.
Click Finish.
Other Activities
The Integration Pack for System Center Operations Manager contains the following additional activities: