Issues getting PowerShell monitor script output in Alert Email

rushcoil

Hello,

We have a PowerShell monitor set up to run an exe. We have PowerShell returning numerical codes based on result. The monitor appears to work correctly.

We have an alert set up to monitor the PowerShell Monitor component for a few servers using this alert.

The team has asked to see either the code that is generated or more preferably the script output in the alert email.

I found this from a different Thwack thread but I do not see anything when we run simulate or execute for the email.

I also do not see any error message. Here is what we are using in the Message body:

${SQL:Select StringData from APM_MultiValueAlertsData Where ComponentID=${ComponentID}}

Do you know if this is set up correctly?

Thanks!

muckman

Lets back up to make sure your PowerShell is outputting the values correctly.

All PowerShell scripts run within the context of SolarWinds SAM must use the following 2 outputs - An exit code to determine status of the component and a statistic. The statistic can mirror the exit code, can be hard coded to 0 or something valuable like counts or response time of an invoke-webrequest. Message is optional but helpful to pass a string into the alert like an exception.

## Pass in variables from SAM.## Pass in arguments from SAM.## PowerShell script does stuff.## Exit codes (Outcome of stuff)Write-Host "Message: " $WhatEverStringYouWantWrite-Host "Statistic: " $SomeIntegerExit 0

To pass the message into the alert use this alert variable: ${N=SwisEntity;M=ComponentAlert.StatusOrErrorDescription}

To pass the statistic into the alert use this alert variable: ${N=SwisEntity;M=ComponentAlert.StatisticData}