How do I restart a service based on alerting from a Windows Powershell Script Monitor?

So, this is a version of script that works from the monitoring server in an elevated cmd prompt.

Powershell "Restart-Service -InputObject (Get-Service -name 'file replication service' -ComputerName Server)"

And these are versions of the script that don't work in the Alert simulation

Powershell "Restart-Service -InputObject (Get-Service -name 'file replication service' -ComputerName ${N=SwisEntity;M=Application.Node.DNS})"

Powershell "Restart-Service -InputObject (Get-Service -name 'file replication service' -ComputerName Server)"

This is working! Thank you aLTeReGo for previous posts. Here are my notes in case someone else has a simmilar question.

aLTeReGo's steps for methodical troubleshooting of script in alert action (my summary)

• Run the desired script as interactive user on the Orion server with hard coded values
  • User should match the defined user that will be used in the alert action
• Run a simple script (perhaps '[Environment]::UserName | Out-File c:\result.txt') in the alert action
  • Define an appropriate user with access to network resources as needed
• Run the desired script in the alert action with hard coded values
  • using the same defined user
• Run the desired script in the alert action with appropriate variables

  Alert Action using powershell script​https://thwack.solarwinds.com/thread/23475

    "PowerShell script alert action fails: Exit code 3221225794"

    Open Control Panel, and then go to Administrative Tools > Computer Settings > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options.

    Locate and turn off the User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode policy.

From <https://support.solarwinds.com/Success_Center/Network_Performance_Monitor_(NPM)/PowerShell_script_alert_action_fails_Exit_code_3221225794>

aLTeReGo

aLTeReGo​

Sep 10, 2015 12:54 PM (in response to cbunge)

PowerShell is a fickle little *****, er.. I mean princess. It's not possible to execute 64bit PowerShell from within a 32bit process like the Orion Alert service. As such you will need to call the 32bit PowerShell.exe from your command line. The 32bit version PowerShell can be found under %SystemRoot%\syswow64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe.

Alert Action using powershell script​https://thwack.solarwinds.com/thread/23475