Hello, Is it possible to create a scipt-based, alert-generating rule? We need to generate an alert if a particular file does not exist in the file system. Though "Timed Commands\Execute a Script" exists as a rule type, it does not have a "System.Health.GenerateAlert" write action module. Can I simply copy this write action module (XML) from an alert-generating rule? thanks

Hello, Like this: <Rule ID="Demo.NewRule" Enabled="true" Target="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Server.OperatingSystem" ConfirmDelivery="true" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" DiscardLevel="100"> <Category>Custom</Category> <DataSources> <DataSource ID="Bag" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.TimedScript.PropertyBagProvider"> <IntervalSeconds>100</IntervalSeconds> <SyncTime>00:00</SyncTime> <ScriptName>ScriptName.vbs</ScriptName> <Arguments>Argument1 Argument2</Arguments> <ScriptBody><[![CDATA place your script here, you can use this script ]]></ScriptBody> <TimeoutSeconds>1</TimeoutSeconds> </DataSource> </DataSources> <ConditionDetection ID="ex" TypeID="System!System.ExpressionFilter"> <Expression> <SimpleExpression> <ValueExpression> <XPathQuery Type="String">Property[@Name='MyProperty']</XPathQuery> </ValueExpression> <Operator>Equal</Operator> <ValueExpression> <Value Type="String">Bad</Value> </ValueExpression> </SimpleExpression> </Expression> </ConditionDetection> <WriteActions> <WriteAction ID="Alert" TypeID="Health!System.Health.GenerateAlert"> <Priority>0</Priority> <Severity>0</Severity> </WriteAction> </WriteActions> </Rule>http://OpsMgr.ru/

Here are more information: How to generate an alert directly from a script-based rule http://blogs.technet.com/b/jonathanalmquist/archive/2010/05/25/how-to-generate-an-alert-directly-from-a-script-based-rule.aspxPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Rule or monitor? For checking for the existence of a file, I'd go with a monitor so that it's state based (does the file exist? Yes/No) And you can do this in the authoring node of the SCOM console; just create a new monitor, select Scripting-Generic-2 State Monitor. Drop your script in and have it return a property bag that says "good" or "bad" (or whatever), and evaluate that as the state of the monitor. I have an MP that I can share with you that does this for the age of a specific file. Email me at my handle @gmail and I'll send it along."Fear disturbs your concentration"