HQU Nolert

Plugin: Nolert
Version: 0.1
Works With: HQ 3.2.2 or greater
File: hqu_nolert-0.1.tgz

Description

Globally enable and disable your alerts via Web Services or the command-line.

Installation

Installation of an HQU plugin involves moving the plugin directory into HQ's deployment.

tar -xzvf hqu_nolert-0.1.tgz
mv nolert /my/hq-engine/server/default/deploy/hq.ear/hq.war/hqu

Examples

To test Nolert from the command line you must have curl (usually available on a UNIX workstation).

To disable alerts globally:

cd nolert/bin
./disable.sh

To see the current global status:

cd nolert/bin
./status.sh

Web Service API

All access to these URLs must be authenticated via HTTP host authentication.

The Script

The enable, disable, and status.sh scripts simply use curl to make a web-request:

#!/bin/sh

USER=hqadmin
HOST=localhost
PORT=7080
curl -u$USER http://$HOST:$PORT/hqu/nolert/alert/enable.hqu

• hqu/nolert/alert/status.hqu - Gets the current status of enabled alerts
• hqu/nolert/alert/enable.hqu - Globally enables alerts
• hqu/nolert/alert/disable.hqu - Globally disables alerts

Scheduling Execution of Nolert Scripts

• Browse to and click on the appropriate Platform Resource for the Agent installed on the Hyperic Server.
• Click the 'Tools Menu' button, then 'New Platform Service'.
• Enter 'Name: Disable Hyperic Alerts' and select 'Service Type: FileServer File', then click 'Ok'.
• Under 'Configuration Properties', click 'Edit...' (or click the 'Tools Menu' button, then 'Configure Service').
• Enter 'path: /path/to/disable.sh' and click 'Ok'.
• Click on the 'Control' tab, then add Control Action Schedules as needed to schedule the disabling of Alerts.
• When finished, return to the Platform Resource for this Agent.
• Click the 'Tools Menu' button, then 'New Platform Service'.
• Enter 'Name: Enable Hyperic Alerts' and select 'Service Type: FileServer File', then click 'Ok'.
• Under 'Configuration Properties', click 'Edit...' (or click the 'Tools Menu' button, then 'Configure Service').
• Enter 'path: /path/to/enable.sh' and click 'Ok'.
• Click on the 'Control' tab, then add Control Action Schedules as needed to schedule the enabling of Alerts.