compared with sm_adapter automated tools

also provides the
sm_adapter
command line option, which can automate a server tool (script). The following summarizes functional differences between an automated tool action and a
action:
  • Automated
    actions execute on the
    Global Manager
    by the user running the
    Global Manager
    (with all the security implications, and the overhead for the
    Global Manager
    process);
    actions run on any
    sm_notify
    adapter host (with all the connectivity implications), by any user. The
    contains additional information on security implications.
  • Parameters to automate
    actions are passed as environment variables, preconfigured (hard-coded) by
    ; parameters to
    actions are passed from the script-custom.asl, and are user configurable.
  • Automated
    actions can return an output to the caller;
    actions can only return a status.
  • actions are synchronous; by default, automated
    actions are synchronous as well, but you can use asynchronous actions if you make minor modifications to the auto-action.asl file.
  • actions can be used with any
    VMware Smart Assurance
    application, not just
    ; meaning you can subscribe and trigger a
    action upon receipt of a notification from any
    VMware Smart Assurance
    application.
    The
    contains additional information about automated tools.