(SOLVED) System.Shutdown with delay

[Lars.Weimar]

Hi
We observe a UPS System so we created an event to shutdown a Windows System. I use the Object Tool "&Shutdown system" to shutdown the node with the Windows agent, if the power fails. This works verry well.

But how can I delay the shutdown? I´ll shutdown the system with a delay of 5 Minutes and another System with a delay of 8 Minutes.

Any Idea?

Sincerly Lars

[victor]

Hello!

You can define custom action which will call shutdown command with timeout option. For example, to be able to shutdown Windows system with delay, you could:

1. define new custom action in agent:

Action = System.ShutdownWithDelay:shutdown.exe /t $1

This will add new action called System.ShutdownWithDelay which will accept one argument - delay in seconds.

2. If you need to call this action automatically from event processing policy, create actions on server with different delays:

Name: Shutdown_5min
Action: System.ShutdownWithDelay 300

Name: Shutdown_8min
Action: System.ShutdownWithDelay 480

3. If you need to call this action manually via object tools, create new tools of type "action":

Name: Shutdown_5min
Action: System.ShutdownWithDelay 300

Name: Shutdown_8min
Action: System.ShutdownWithDelay 480

Hope this helps!

Best regards,
Victor

[Lars.Weimar]

Wow, fast reply 

Step 2 - 3 --> OK and checked.

Step 1 ?

How can I define a new custom action in agent?
I install the agent on my machine. The agent create a directory in c:\NetXMS
Is it possible to use the "Agent Configurations" at Server?

Lars

[victor]

@lars.weimar said in (SOLVED) System.Shutdown with delay:

Step 1 ?

How can I define a new custom action in agent?
I install the agent on my machine. The agent create a directory in c:\NetXMS

You should edit agent's configuration file, usually C:\NetXMS\etc\nxagentd.conf and add line mentioned in previous post. You can edit agent's configuration directly from management console by right-clicking node object and selecting "Edit agent configuration" menu. After configuration file change you should restart agent.

Best regards,
Victor

[Lars.Weimar]

Sorry, it doesen´t work. I added the line above, but the system doesn´t shut down. If I tried the embedded "System.Shutdown" it works fine. The System shutdown immediately.

I tried the following Setings in nxagentd.conf:

#
# NetXMS agent configuration file
# Created by agent installer at Wed Jul 15 10:58:04 2009
#
#System Shutdown with delay
Action = System.ShutdownWithDelay:shutdown.exe /t $1
MasterServers = 192.168.5.250
LogFile = C:\NetXMS\netxms.log
FileStore = C:\NetXMS\var
SubAgent = winperf.nsm
SubAgent = wmi.nsm
SubAgent = ups.nsm

In Action Properties:
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In Event Procesing Policy Editor:
Action "Shutdown_1min"

The Log-File of Client after Power Fail:

[20-Jul-2009 08:04:58] Log file opened
[20-Jul-2009 08:04:58] Subagent "WINNT.NSM" loaded successfully
[20-Jul-2009 08:05:41] Counter set B is empty, collector thread for that set will not start
[20-Jul-2009 08:05:41] Counter set C is empty, collector thread for that set will not start
[20-Jul-2009 08:05:41] Subagent "winperf.nsm" loaded successfully
[20-Jul-2009 08:05:41] Subagent "wmi.nsm" loaded successfully
[20-Jul-2009 08:05:41] Subagent "ups.nsm" loaded successfully
[20-Jul-2009 08:05:42] Listening on socket 0.0.0.0:4700
[20-Jul-2009 08:05:43] NetXMS Agent started

[Lars.Weimar]

Ok, I found the error.

My functional agent config:

#System Shutdown with delay
EnableActions = yes
Action = System.ShutdownWithDelay:shutdown.exe -s -c "PowerFail" -t $1
Action = System.ShutdownAbort:shutdown.exe -a

I added the abort command for Shutdown.