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Reserved Words for Foglight -
Description
I am creating a custom script. I would like to know what the Reserved Words for Foglight are.
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Resolution
In the Administration and Configuration guide, the chapter on “Understanding how script agents collect data”, search for “reserved names”, you’ll get
Below is a full list of the reserved names, based on an inspection of the types.
Object IDs
objectID, id, version, topologyObjectId, topologyObjectVersionId, topologyObjectVersion, effectiveStartDate, effectiveEndDate, lastUpdated
Object Identity
name, longName
Object Management
scheduleIds, isBlackedOut, annotations, parents
Alarms
alarms, aggregateAlarms, localState, aggregateState, localStateSeverity, aggregateStateSeverity, aggregateAlarmState, alarmWarningCount, alarmCriticalCount, alarmFatalCount, alarmTotalCount, alarmAggregateWarningCount, alarmAggregateCriticalCount, alarmAggregateFatalCount, alarmAggregateTotalCount, changeSummary, changeCount, aggregateChangeCount
Type and Size
topologyTypeName, topologyObjectSize
Host and Agent
monitoredHost, monitoringAgent
That whole chapter is a valuable read for anyone venturing into script agents.
In the online product help, search for “Understanding how script agents collect data”, it should be the second link.Script agent info:
1) Administration and Configuration Help > Customizing Your Environment with Foglight Tooling > Online-Only Topics > Script syntax
2) Administration and Configuration Help > Customizing Your Environment with Foglight Tooling > Online-Only Topics > Understanding how script agents collect data
#2 is also covered in the Foglight Communities blog:
http://communities.quest.com/docs/DOC-7826
When on the Community link above, review the additional listings in the side-bar "More Like This" for more Script Agent details.