Start a program on the system that generated the event

Starts a program on the system that generated the event that triggered the event automation plan. Programs can include command-line commands that can start or stop programs on the system.

Requirements
This event action requires that the specified system have Common Agent installed.
Result
The program is started on the specified system.
Example
You might use the dakill.exe program that is provided with IBM® Systems Director, located in the support directory. You can use this program to stop processes by providing the process name.

For example, if you want to stop the solitaire.exe program, you can create an event automation plan using this event action and combine it with a process monitor configured to generate an event when solitaire.exe starts and the event automation plan will stop the solitaire.exe process on that system.

Note: You cannot test this event action before including it in an event automation plan. The Test menu item under the template menu is not supported by this action.
Tip: You can use event-data-substitution variables in the Program file name field. For more information, see "Event-data-substitution variables."
Related tasks

Creating an event action to activate in an event automation plan
Related reference

Create Action window: Start a program on the system that generated the event

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