When an alert is triggered but the corresponding action does not execute, the issue typically lies in configuration hierarchy, timing of association, or external delivery failures. Follow the steps below to identify the root cause.
An action must be associated with the attribute before the event occurs. If the action was added after the threshold was breached, it will not trigger for that specific event.
Audit Logs: Check the Audit Logs to confirm the exact time the Action/Threshold was associated with the attribute.
Alarm History: Navigate to the Monitor Details page -> Alarm History to verify the exact time the event was created.
Comparison: Ensure the association is earlier than the event creation time.
a. Action Disabled Individually
Navigate to View Actions.
Check the Running Always column.
If an ‘X’ mark is displayed, the action is disabled and will not execute.
b. Action Execution Disabled at the Global Level
Go to Settings → Action/Alarm Settings.
Verify that “Enable Action when alarms are generated” is enabled.
If this option is disabled, no actions will execute for any alerts.
c. Action Disabled for a Monitor or Monitor Group
Go to the Monitor Group View.
Check whether the bell icon is grayed out.
A grayed-out bell indicates that actions are disabled for that monitor or monitor group.
d. Business Hour Restrictions
Check whether Business Hours are configured for the action.
If Business Hours are enabled, actions will only execute during the defined time window.
Confirm that the alert occurred within the configured Business Hours.
If the configuration is correct, verify if the system attempted to trigger the action by inspecting the logs.
For Email or SMS actions, navigate to the Actions Audit Log within the UI to see if the execution was recorded.
If the Action Audit logs are inconclusive, check the log files:
File Path: root/logs/actions/actions.txt
Search String: Look for the specific Entity or ActionID during the time of the event. A successful trigger call will look like this:
AMActionExecuter : FAULT --> TRIGGERING ACTION ---> ACTIONID : 10000003 ACTION NAME : EMail 1 Of TYPE : 1 for Entity:10000285_401
If the logs show TRIGGERING ACTION followed by a success message, the AppManager has executed the action correctly.
If the user still hasn't received the notification, the issue likely resides with the Internal Mail Server (SMTP) or SMS Gateway.
Advise the customer to coordinate with their internal IT/Network team.
If the issue still persists, collect the following details and share them with the development team:
Alarm history of the affected attribute or monitor
Action association page screenshot
For Email actions, collect the screenshot from the Probe Server
Action Edit page screenshot
For Email or SMS actions, include the SMTP or SMS gateway configuration page
Test Action execution screenshot from the Action Details page
Actions Audit Log (mandatory for Email/SMS actions)
Enable “Print all Logs”, perform at least one polling cycle, and collect the latest logs after polling completes