Running automated tools with sm_adapter

The configuration options for an automated tool are specified as arguments to the sm_adapter program when you invoke it at the command line. Arguments to sm_adapter for automated action lists the arguments you should specify when invoking an automated tool.

Table 1. Arguments to sm_adapter for automated action

Argument	Default value	Description
--server=	INCHARGE-SA	The name of the Global Manager from which the adapter receives its notification list and notifications.
--subscribe=	N/A	Name of the notification list received from the Global Manager.
-DNotifyAction=	N/A	Name of the tool as specified in the Global Manager Administration Console. This is the tool to invoke when a notification is active. This argument is optional.
-DClearAction=	N/A	Name of the tool as specified in the Global Manager Administration Console. This is the tool to invoke when the notification clears. This argument is optional.
-DLogActions=	FALSE	Specifies whether the adapter should log each action to stdout. This argument is optional.
--output	N/A	Redirects the output from the adapter to a log file in BASEDIR/smarts/local/logs. The --DLogActions argument must be true to enable output.
rules/ics/auto-action.asl	N/A	Script required to perform the automated action.

The following example shows the arguments for the automatic action adapter that invokes the “Open Trouble Ticket” script when a notification becomes active (is notified) and invokes the “Close Trouble Ticket” tool when the notification becomes inactive (clears):

t BASEDIR/smarts/bin/sm_adapter   --server=INCHARGE-SA \
    --subscribe=TicketingNL/n  \
   -DNotifyAction="Open Trouble Ticket"  \
   -DClearAction="Close Trouble Ticket"  \
   -DLogActions=TRUE  \
   --output  \
   ../rules/ics/auto-action.asl s