How to Write a GSX Monitor Alert to a Text File

Instructions

We will create an empty text file first and then create a program alert that will append to this file.

1. Open Windows File Explorer.
2. Navigate to the folder you would like to create the text files in.
   • This cannot be a network folder if running GSX service as Local System.
3. Create a new text file, remember the name for use in the program alert.
   • In our example C:\temp\gsxlog.txt.
4. In GSX Monitor, edit the Alert profile you would like to add the program alert to.
5. Select Programs - New, to open the Program Alert Configuration dialogue.
6. Give the profile a name and add the following in the command line box:
   • powershell.exe "Add-Content -Path 'C:\temp\gsxlog.txt' -Value 'Alias- $Alias with error $AlertMsg'"
   • Notice the use of " (double quotes) and ' (single quotes), the command line will end with both a single quote and double quote: ' "
     
   • You can also add the following variables inside the -Value ' ' argument:
     • $StationName
     • $AlertType
     • $Date
     • $Status
     • $Class
     • $SubResource
     • $Resource
7. Click OK.
8. Use the > arrow to add this alert to the selected profile.
9. Once added it will display in the top right-hand side pane.

Now when this alert profile is triggered, it will write the error message contained in the variable $AlertMsg to the text file as specified.