[Xymon] customize the email body alerts for xymon

[FORD Alan]

I have written an email script which displays as html (of course you have to have a html enabled  email client).
It checks for individual services and displays a fixed message, could also add checks for specific hosts to.

Here is a sample (not sure if html will display properly thru here)
Xymon Alert (red) : files utnfrc01.stanwell.com

Files on server testserver.stanwell.com have not been updated recently

testserver.stanwell.com:files red [124238]
red Files status at Tue May 17 04:05:58 EST 2011

[red]/stanwell/data/mms/loader/Reports/STANWELL_P5MIN_201105170410_20110517040540.zip</xymon-cgi/bb-hostsvc.sh?CLIENT=utnfrc01.stanwell.com&SECTION=file:/stanwell/data/mms/loader/Reports/STANWELL_P5MIN_201105170410_20110517040540.zip>
File is missing
File is missing


[yellow]/stanwell/data/scada/sps/incoming/unit2/MTBIN.DAT</xymon-cgi/bb-hostsvc.sh?CLIENT=utnfrc01.stanwell.com&SECTION=file:/stanwell/data/scada/sps/incoming/unit2/MTBIN.DAT>
File is missing


[green]/stanwell/data/mms/batcher/Holding</xymon-cgi/bb-hostsvc.sh?CLIENT=utnfrc01.stanwell.com&SECTION=file:/stanwell/data/mms/batcher/Holding>


From: xymon-bounces at xymon.com [mailto:xymon-bounces at xymon.com] On Behalf Of Vernon Everett
Sent: Monday, 16 May 2011 9:21 PM
To: sonal kumar
Cc: Xymon mailinglist
Subject: Re: [Xymon] customize the email body alerts for xymon

Use the script option in the alerts file.
At a previous client, we had a very specific problem we were monitoring for.
Instead of Xymon sending a standard alert email, I needed a set of detailed instructions sent out, indicating how to resolve the issue.
I then created a script to send the custom email, instead.
It worked so well, the client asked me to use the technique for a number of other problem areas.
Most popular use was to send instructions to helpdesk, explaining who to log the call to, and the severity level.

Regards
     Vernon

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