Start Maintenance Mode
Applies To: System Center 2012 - Orchestrator, System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator, System Center 2012 SP1 - Orchestrator
The Start Maintenance Mode activity puts a monitor in Operations Manager into maintenance mode. All alerts generated by computers watched by the monitor while in maintenance mode will be ignored. You can use the Start Maintenance Mode activity at the start of maintenance procedures to prevent false alerts from being generated.
If you choose to put a computer (Microsoft.Windows.Computer or Microsoft.Unix.Computer) into maintenance mode, then all child monitors for that computer will also be put in maintenance mode.
The activity publishes all of the data from the required and optional properties into published data. The following tables list the required and optional properties and published data for this activity.
Start Maintenance Mode Required Properties
Element |
Description |
Valid Values |
Lookup |
Connection |
The Operations Manager connection that this activity will use |
String |
Yes |
Monitor |
The name of the monitor that is being put into maintenance mode. For System Center 2012 SP1 only: Custom groups names are now fully supported. |
String |
Yes |
Reason |
The reason that this monitor is being put into maintenance mode |
String |
Yes |
Duration |
The duration in minutes for maintenance mode. The minimum duration is 5 minutes. |
Integer |
No |
Comment |
Comment text regarding maintenance mode |
String |
No |
Start Maintenance Mode Published Data
Element |
Description |
Comment |
Comment text regarding maintenance mode |
Connection |
The connection string to the Operations Manager server for this activity |
Domain |
The domain that the alert came from |
FullName |
The full name of the Operations Manager monitoring object |
Reason |
The reason that this monitor is being put into maintenance mode |
Server |
The name of the Operations Manager server |
StartTime |
The start time of maintenance mode |
StopTime |
The stop time of maintenance mode |
Username |
The user name that was used to access the Operations Manager server |
See Also
Concepts
System Center 2012 Operations Manager Activities
System Center Integration Pack for System Center 2012 Operations Manager