This topic provides information about event action types.
| Event action type | Description |
| Add/Remove “event” system to Static Group | Adds a managed object to or removes a managed object from a specified static group when the managed object logs a specific event. |
| Add/Remove source group members to target static group | Adds all specified managed objects in a source group to a target group or removes all specified managed objects from the target group. |
| Add a Message to the Console Ticker Tape | Displays a message in red type that scrolls from right to left at the bottom of IBM Director Console. |
| Add to the Event Log | Adds a description of the event to the IBM Director event log. |
| Define a Timed Alarm to Generate an Event | Generates an event only if IBM Director does not receive an associated event within the specified interval. |
| Define a Timed Alarm to Start a Program on the Server | Starts a program on the management server if IBM Director does not receive an associated event within the specified interval. |
| Log to Textual Log File | Generates a text log file for the event that triggers this action. |
| Post a News Group (NNTP) | Sends a message to a newsgroup using the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP). |
| Resend Modified Event | Creates or changes an event action that modifies and resends an original event. |
| Send an Alphanumeric Page (via TAP) | (Windows only) Sends a message to a pager using the Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol (TAP). |
| Send an Event Message to a Console User | Displays a pop-up message on the management console of one or more specified users. |
| Send an Internet (SMTP) E-mail | Sends a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) e-mail message. |
| Send an SNMP Inform to an IP host | Sends an SNMP inform request to a specified IP host. |
| Send an SNMP Trap to a NetView Host | Generates an SNMP trap and sends it to a specified NetView host using a TCP/IP connection to the host. If delivery of the SNMP trap fails, a message is posted in the history log of the managed object. |
| Send an SNMP Trap to an IP Host | Generates an SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c trap and sends it to a specified IP address or host name. |
| Send a Numeric Page | (Windows only) Sends a numeric-only message to the specified pager. |
| Set an Event System Variable | Sets the managed system variable to a new value or resets the value of an existing system variable. |
| Start a Program on a System | Starts a program on any managed objects on which IBM Director Agent is installed. |
| Start a Program on the “event” System | Starts a program on the managed object that generated the event. |
| Start a Program on the Server | In response to an event, starts a program on the management server that received the event. |
| Start a Task on the “event” System | In response to an event, starts a noninteractive task on the managed object that generated the event. |
| Update the Status of the “event” System | When the selected resource status generates an event, causes a status indicator beside the icon of the managed object that is associated with the resource to be set or cleared according to your specification. |