Start Maintenance Mode
Applies To: Opalis 6.3
The Start Maintenance Mode object puts a monitor in System Center Operations Manager into maintenance mode. All alerts generated by computers watched by the monitor while in maintenance mode will be ignored. You can use the Start Maintenance Mode object at the start of maintenance procedures to prevent false alerts from being generated.
For the procedure to configure this object, see: Configuring the Start Maintenance Mode Object.
The following tables list the properties and published data for this object. The object publishes all of the data from the required and optional properties into published data.
Start Maintenance Mode Properties
| Element | Description | Valid Values | Look up |
|---|---|---|---|
Connection |
The System Center Operations Manager connection that this object will use |
String |
Yes |
Monitor |
The name of the monitor that is being put into maintenance mode |
String |
Yes |
Reason |
The reason that this monitor is being put into maintenance mode |
String |
Yes |
Duration |
The duration in minutes for maintenance mode. The minimum duration is 5 minutes. |
Integer |
No |
Comment |
Comment text regarding maintenance mode |
String |
No |
Start Maintenance Mode Published Data
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Comment |
Comment text regarding maintenance mode |
Connection |
The connection string to the System Center Operations Manager server for this object |
Domain |
The domain that the alert came from |
FullName |
The full name of the System Center Operations Manager monitoring object |
Reason |
The reason that this monitor is being put into maintenance mode |
Server |
The name of the System Center Operations Manager server |
StartTime |
The start time of maintenance mode |
StopTime |
The stop time of maintenance mode |
Username |
The user name that was used to access the System Center Operations Manager server |
Configuring the Start Maintenance Mode Object
To configure the Start Maintenance Mode object
From the Objects pane, drag a Start Maintenance Mode object to the active policy.
Double-click the Start Maintenance Mode object icon. The Properties dialog opens.
Configure the settings in the Details tab:
In the Server section, click the ellipsis button (...), and select the Operations Manager server Connection that you want to use for this object. Click OK.
In the Details section, enter the name of the Monitor that you want to put into maintenance mode, or you can click the ellipsis (…) button next to the text box to browse for the monitor.
You can also use published data to automatically populate the value of the property from the data output by a previous object in the workflow.
To use published data
Right-click the property value box, click Subscribe, and then click Published Data.
Click the Object drop-down box and select the object from which you want to obtain the data.
To view additional data elements common across the policy, select Show Common Published Data.
Click the published data element you want to use, and then click OK.
For a list of the data elements published by each object, see the Published Data tables in the object topic. For information about the Common Published Data items, see the "Policy Workflow Rules" chapter of the Opalis Integration Server Client User Guide (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=205284).
Select the Reason that you want to put the selected monitor into maintenance mode.
Enter the Duration in minutes for the maintenance mode. Five minutes is the minimum allowable time for maintenance mode.
Optionally, enter a Comment for the object.
For information about the settings on the General and Run Behavior tabs, see Common Configuration Instructions for All Objects.
Click Finish.
Other Objects
The Integration Pack for System Center Operations Manager contains the following additional objects: