Creating a Custom Notification Script

You can implement your own notification method by creating a custom notification script. You must save the script in the $BBHOME/ext/pg directory on the BBPAGER server with the proper permissions (the Big Brother user must be able to run it).

You can create your own look for the notification message by using the following environment variables in your script:

Variable	Description
BBALPHAMSG	The text body
ACKCODE	The security associated with the notification
RCPT	The recipient name
BBHOSTNAME	The hostname in host.name.com format
BBHOSTSVC	The host.name.com.service tag
BBHOSTSVCCOMMAS	The host name and service, with commas (,) replacing periods (.): host,name,com.service
BBNUMERIC	A 22 or more digit number, in the format: XXXYYYYYYYYYYYYZZZZZZZ XXX is the three-digit code for the service from the svcerrlist parameter in bbwarnsetup.cfg. YYYYYYYYYYYY is the 12-digit IP address of the host. ZZZZZZZ is the seven-digit security code. The first five digits are the event ID code; the last two digits are the user ID code for the recipient.
MACHIP	The 12-digit IP address of the host: AAABBBCCCDDD
BBSVCNAME	Name of the service of the event
BBSVCNUM	The three-digit code for the service from the svcerrlist parameter in bbwarnsetup.cfg
BBCOLORLEVEL	The color level causing the notification
RECOVERED	1 in recovery mode, anything else in non-recovery mode
DOWNSECSMSG	The default recovery message
DOWNSECS	The number of seconds to recovery

You define which recipients to use the custom script for in etc/bbwarnrules.cfg. For examples of custom scripts, please see ext/pg/ex1 and ext/pg/ex2.

After you have created your own script, make sure the permissions allow only authorized users to modify it.