Mail action for all status changes

[mrdremel]

I am aware that an action can be configured for a monitored item which can be an e-mail sent to an address.

However, I would like to configure the system that an e-mail is allways sent to an address when the status of any item changes. I have about 500 monitored items with various actions which must remain the same.

I found the global macro variables and altered the udv_admin_mail to the address I need. I set up the smtp server and that works for a configured action.

When I look at the mail profiles, there is a line that says "Mail to Admin". This is basically what I want, but it does not send any e-mails.

Is it possible to send an e-mail for every status change, without having to change 500 tests?

Dremel

[KS-Soft]

You don't need to modify test settings at all. You just need to add "Send e-mail" action into action profiles assigned to the tests
http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/mfra ... ctions.htm

Usually we use the following settings to start an action
- Start when 1 consecutive bad result occurs
- Repeat 1 time
In such case HostMonitor will execute action when test status changes from "bad" to "good" or vice versa.

If you really need to send "e-mail" on ANY status change (e.g. some test methods may change status from "Ok" to "Host is alive"), then you may use "advanced mode" action and exression like ('%Status%'<>'%LastStatus%')
http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/mfra ... ncedaction

Regards
Alex

[mrdremel]

Thanks a bundle. I was looking in all the wrong places. No that I see the solution, I feel like such a n00b.