Overview

Traverse has a very flexible action and notification engine. An action is triggered in response to a test crossing a threshold. Once triggered the test performs two general categories of action:

• Notification - For example, sending email and SNMP traps
• Running a program - For example, restarting a process, deleting log files, or creating a ticket in another system.

Escalations

The module has a built-in escalation engine so that notifications can be sent to different people as devices remain in a non-OK state for an extended period of time.

Scheduled Actions

Notifications can also be customized based on the time of day and week by applying custom schedules to the action profiles.

Assigning Actions to Tests

Assigning actions to tests can be done in several ways:

• Use automation profiles to assign actions to matching tests during discovery and rediscovery.
• Assign an action profile to one or more tests when adding standard tests.
• Navigate to Administration > Tests. Use the Bulk Update Multiple Tests feature on Test Managment page to assign action profiles to multiple, existing tests.
• Assign an action profile using the Update Test page.
• Organization users can also bulk assign action profiles to tests using two extra links on the Actions page.
  • Assign to Tests
  • Assign to Events

  Note: If you are provisioning tests as a organization user, remember the access privileges set by your administrator determine whether or not you can create your own actions and assign them.