vCenter notification send push message using Prowl to iOS devices
I would like to receive push messages for triggered alerts from my vCenter. There is the possibility to execute a command when a alert has been triggered so I decided to write a script which will use Prowl to send push notification to my mobile apple device. I used Prowl already for other devices like my Homematic home automation system. It’s easy to use with an simple curl command. You can find a lot of good examples available by using Google.
Sources and Services:
You have to create an account on www.prowlapp.com and generate a new API key. The new API key has to be added to script (replace PLACE_YOUR_API_KEY_HERE with your API key).
Script:
This script is really basic and is only a proof of concept. I will extend and improve it over time.
root@vcenter [ ~ ]# mkdir bin
root@vcenter [ ~ ]# cd bin
root@vcenter [ ~/bin ]# vi alert.sh
#!/bin/bash
#set -x
value="$VMWARE_ALARM_ALARMVALUE"
if [ $$value == "red" ]; then
priority=2
else
priority=0
fi
app="$VMWARE_ALARM_NAME"
event="$VMWARE_ALARM_EVENTDESCRIPTION"
description="$VMWARE_ALARM_TARGET_NAME"
apikey=PLACE_YOUR_API_KEY_HERE
curl https://prowl.weks.net/publicapi/add -F apikey=$apikey -F priority=$priority -F application="$app" -F event="$event" -F description="$description"
Edit vCenter alert definition:
To receive the push notification you have to install the prowl app on your iOS device and login from the app to prowl.
Thats basically all what is required for vCenter push notifications on your iPhone.