The

AlarmTriggeringAction

data object has an

action

property and a

transitionSpecs

property.

AlarmTriggeringActionTransitionSpec

allows you to define a starting state and a final state for the

Alarm

. You can limit the number of

Alarm

objects actually triggered to a single

Alarm

by specifying

false

for the

repeats

property of the

AlarmTriggeringActionTransitionSpec

.

The

GroupAlarmAction

data object is an array version of the

AlarmAction

base type. You can create a single

AlarmAction

instance or an array of

AlarmAction

instances to take effect when the conditions specified for your alarm are met on the system.

Invoking an operation. To invoke an operation, create a

MethodAction

data object.

Running a Script. To run a script, create an instance of the

RunScriptAction

data object that specifies the fully qualified path to the shell script on the vCenter Server.

Send an email message. To send an email message to a system administrator, use the

SendEmailAction

data object.

name

—Name of the operation that you want to invoke at the scheduled time.

argument

—Specifies required parameters, if any, as an array of

MethodArgumentAction

data objects.