vCenter 7 Alarm Action Scripts Not Working

[nicholas1982]

Just wondering if anyone here has Alarm Action Scripts successfully running on vCenter 7 and if so wouldn't mind sharing the configuration. I used this feature previously, of course now on VCSA I'm trying to execute a shell Script but, when the alarm triggers the script doesn't execute. There isn't much more information in the documentation > https://tinyurl.com/y6ars3pn

 

[LucD]

One option is How to run a script from a vCenter Alarm action in the VCSA? (williamlam.com)

 

[nicholas1982]

Thanks Luc, I followed this article too. The shell script works perfectly fine if I run it directly on the VCSA via SSH. But the alarm action doesn’t run it. I might spin up a 6.7 or older VCSA and test it there. 

[LucD]

Did you also check out Kamen's more recent post on the subject?
See Use-Case: Execute PowerCLI Scripts as vSphere Alarm Actions using Script Runtime Service
It does require setting up an SRS, but that is quite straightforward.

[nicholas1982]

Hi Luc, yes I saw that one too. I’ve actually gone back to basics, a simple shell script that creates an empty file, which works fine directly executed on the VCSA, but an Alarm Action doesn’t run it. I’ll go through logs next and see what I can find. 

[nicholas1982]

Hi Luc, I deployed a 6.5 appliance, and the alarm action script worked so, I thought possible a bug on vCenter 7; however, a restart of the VCSA appliance resolved it, not sure what went wrong there but, everything is working now, thanks for your help.