I have tried the following combinations in ovactions node down and node up looking for one that would work. To refresh, I am trying to launch two automatic actions from the automatic action field in the event configuration dialog box. Both commands work independently of each other.
**Test "|" pipe separator...
c:\\ovscripts\\perl "C:\\ovscripts\\scripts\\email_alert_nw.pl" $2 "Node Down" $5 | mplay32 -play -close C:\\Program Files\\HP OpenView\\NNM\\audiofiles\\Nodedowntest.WAV
c:\\ovscripts\\perl "C:\\ovscripts\\scripts\\email_alert_nw.pl" $2 "Node Up" $5|mplay32 -play -close C:\\Program Files\\HP OpenView\\NNM\\audiofiles\\Nodeuptest.WAV
neither above worked
mplay32 -play -close C:\\Program Files\\HP OpenView\\NNM\\audiofiles\\Nodedowntest.WAV
mplay32 -play -close C:\\Program Files\\HP OpenView\\NNM\\audiofiles\\Nodeuptest.WAV
above worked without em script.
c:\\ovscripts\\perl "C:\\ovscripts\\scripts\\email_alert_nw.pl" $2 "Node Down" $5
c:\\ovscripts\\perl "C:\\ovscripts\\scripts\\email_alert_nw.pl" $2 "Node Up" $5
above worked without audible
mplay32 -play -close C:\\Program Files\\HP OpenView\\NNM\\audiofiles\\Nodedowntest.WAV | c:\\ovscripts\\perl "C:\\ovscripts\\scripts\\email_alert_nw.pl" $2 "Node Down" $5
mplay32 -play -close C:\\Program Files\\HP OpenView\\NNM\\audiofiles\\Nodeuptest.WAV|c:\\ovscripts\\perl "C:\\ovscripts\\scripts\\email_alert_nw.pl" $2 "Node Up" $5
above resulted in a Mediplayer error "cannot determine the device type from the given filename extension.
"mplay32 -play -close C:\\Program Files\\HP OpenView\\NNM\\audiofiles\\Nodedowntest.WAV" | c:\\ovscripts\\perl "C:\\ovscripts\\scripts\\email_alert_nw.pl" $2 "Node Down" $5
"mplay32 -play -close C:\\Program Files\\HP OpenView\\NNM\\audiofiles\\Nodeuptest.WAV"|c:\\ovscripts\\perl "C:\\ovscripts\\scripts\\email_alert_nw.pl" $2 "Node Up" $5
above resulted, no audible. no em and got the below ovaction error in LOG.
Tue Feb 15 09:54:54 Command ""mplay32 -play -close C:\Program Files\HP OpenView\NNM\audiofiles\Nodedowntest.WAV" | c:\ovscripts\perl "C:\ovscripts\scripts\email_alert_nw.pl" 10.196.4.93 "Node Down" 1108479293" exited with value 1.
Tue Feb 15 09:55:17 Command ""mplay32 -play -close C:\Program Files\HP OpenView\NNM\audiofiles\Nodeuptest.WAV"|c:\ovscripts\perl "C:\ovscripts\scripts\email_alert_nw.pl" 10.196.4.93 "Node Up" 1108479310" exited with value 1.
'mplay32 -play -close C:\\Program Files\\HP OpenView\\NNM\\audiofiles\\Nodedowntest.WAV' | c:\\ovscripts\\perl "C:\\ovscripts\\scripts\\email_alert_nw.pl" $2 "Node Down" $5
'mplay32 -play -close C:\\Program Files\\HP OpenView\\NNM\\audiofiles\\Nodeuptest.WAV'|c:\\ovscripts\\perl "C:\\ovscripts\\scripts\\email_alert_nw.pl" $2 "Node Up" $5
above resulted, no audible. no em and got the below ovaction error in LOG.
Tue Feb 15 10:00:37 Command "'mplay32 -play -close C:\Program Files\HP OpenView\NNM\audiofiles\Nodedowntest.WAV' | c:\ovscripts\perl "C:\ovscripts\scripts\email_alert_nw.pl" 10.196.4.93 "Node Down" 1108479636" exited with value 1.
Tue Feb 15 10:00:53 Command "'mplay32 -play -close C:\Program Files\HP OpenView\NNM\audiofiles\Nodeuptest.WAV'|c:\ovscripts\perl "C:\ovscripts\scripts\email_alert_nw.pl" 10.196.4.93 "Node Up" 1108479647" exited with value 1.
mplay32 -play -close C:\\Program Files\\HP OpenView\\NNM\\audiofiles\\"Nodedowntest.WAV" | c:\\ovscripts\\perl "C:\\ovscripts\\scripts\\email_alert_nw.pl" $2 "Node Down" $5
mplay32 -play -close C:\\Program Files\\HP OpenView\\NNM\\audiofiles\\"Nodeuptest.WAV"|c:\\ovscripts\\perl "C:\\ovscripts\\scripts\\email_alert_nw.pl" $2 "Node Up" $5
"Nodedowntest.WAV" |
"Nodeuptest.WAV"|
**Test ";" semicolon separator...
c:\\ovscripts\\perl "C:\\ovscripts\\scripts\\email_alert_nw.pl" $2 "Node Down" $5 ; mplay32 -play -close C:\\Program Files\\HP OpenView\\NNM\\audiofiles\\Nodedowntest.WAV
c:\\ovscripts\\perl "C:\\ovscripts\\scripts\\email_alert_nw.pl" $2 "Node Up" $5;mplay32 -play -close C:\\Program Files\\HP OpenView\\NNM\\audiofiles\\Nodeuptest.WAV
above resulted, no audible, no em, no ovaction event in the LOG.
mplay32 -play -close C:\\Program Files\\HP OpenView\\NNM\\audiofiles\\Nodedowntest.WAV ; c:\\ovscripts\\perl "C:\\ovscripts\\scripts\\email_alert_nw.pl" $2 "Node Down" $5
mplay32 -play -close C:\\Program Files\\HP OpenView\\NNM\\audiofiles\\Nodeuptest.WAV;c:\\ovscripts\\perl "C:\\ovscripts\\scripts\\email_alert_nw.pl" $2 "Node Up" $5
above resulted in a Mediplayer error "cannot determine the device type from the given filename extension.
mplay32 -play -close C:\\Program Files\\HP OpenView\\NNM\\audiofiles\\"Nodedowntest.WAV" ; c:\\ovscripts\\perl "C:\\ovscripts\\scripts\\email_alert_nw.pl" $2 "Node Down" $5
mplay32 -play -close C:\\Program Files\\HP OpenView\\NNM\\audiofiles\\"Nodeuptest.WAV";c:\\ovscripts\\perl "C:\\ovscripts\\scripts\\email_alert_nw.pl" $2 "Node Up" $5
above resulted in a Mediplayer error "cannot determine the device type from the given filename extension.