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Enterprise Scripting Example

This section is going to guide you step-by-step through the configuration process of the Enterprise Scripts feature of FusionReactor.

FusionReactor Enterprise Scripting, enhances FusionReactor's Enterprise Monitoring to trigger configurable scripts when a server's responsiveness status changes.

Note

The Enterprise Scripting feature is only available with an Enterprise/Ultimate license.

Getting Started

In order to start using the Enterprise Scripting feature of FusionReactor, first, you need to locate the example scripts provided by FusionReactor.

The example scripts can be found in the following directory: {FusionReactor Installation Directory}/etc/cp. Inside this directory you are going to find two folders, the widows folder and the unix folder and depending on the OS that you are using you can navigate to inside the folders and choose the script that is best for your environment.

Please note, that before you are going to apply any changes in the scripts, it's advisable that you have a copy of those in another directory. The benefit of that is that you will always have a pristine copy available for new scripts.

Enterprise Scripting with ColdFusion 2016 on a Windows machine

The example below is a working example with a ColdFusion 2016 server on a Windows machine and with the use of FRAM. We are going to explain each step with screenshots and detailed explanation.

Step 1: Install FusionReactor

In this step we will assume that you have already installed FusionReactor in your environment and with the use of the automated installer. If you haven't downloaded FusionReactor yet, please follow the link in order to get a copy, Download FusionReactor.

More information about the automated installer and the installation process can be found in the links below.

Step 2: Access FRAM via the browser and install a FusionReactor instance

Access FRAM

When the installation process has been successfully completed, access FRAM via your browser by typing localhost:8087, where 8087 is the default port for FRAM. In case you have used another port, then access FRAM by typing the configures port.

Install a FusionReactor Instance

Navigate to the Instance Manager tab and then use the Scan System feature in order to search for an application server. For this example, I have already installed a ColdFusion 2016 application server in the following directory: C:\applicationservers\coldfusion\2016. So, I will add that directory in the "Root Scan Directory" field and I will press the Scan System button. See screenshot.

When the application server, for this example Coldfusion 2016, is going to appear, press the add button , and install a FusionReactor instance by following the Configuration Dialog. If the process has been successful you will be able to see the following.

More information about the installation process of a FusionReactor Instance via FRAM can be found here, Install a FusionReactor Instance via FRAM.

Step 3: Script Preparation

Follow the steps listed below in order to prepare the script that you are going to use.

  1. Navigate to the directory: {FusionReactor Installation Directory}/etc/cp
  2. Access the windows folder.
  3. Locate the "Restart-Coldfusion9-OnWindows" batch file.
  4. Make a copy of that file in another directory.
  5. Open the batch file with any text editor.

That script was specifically created for a ColdFusion 9 application server, however, we are going to make a couple of small changes in order to use the script with a ColdFusion 2016 application server.

Please note that the process and the steps described in that section can be used with a ColdFusion 10,11 application server.

  • The first thing that you might want to change is the location of the output of the script. For this example, I have set the location of the log file to be: C:\FusionReactor\etc\cp.
  • The second thing that you might want to change in the username and the password. In case FRAM and the ColdFusion 2016 application server are running under a Local System account, then no changes need to be made. However, in case you are using another user, then you need to define the username and the password of that user in the script. This action is necessary because the script needs to have specific permissions in order to execute any commands in the script. In order to identify the user, access the Windows Services, locate the "FusionReactor AM Service" or the "ColdFusion 2016 Application server", right click > Properties > Log On.
  • As we previously said, the script has been created for a ColdFusion 9 application server, so the last change will be in the "Command to execute" part of the script. There we need to change the value set COMMAND=sc \\%HOST% start "ColdFusion 9 Application Server" TO set COMMAND=sc \\%HOST% start "ColdFusion 2016 Application Server".

These where the main changes made in the script, please make sure that you SAVE any changes made before you apply the script.

Step 4: Adding the Script to Manage Servers

The final step, is to add the script to the monitored server's configuration. To do that, please follow the steps described below.

  1. Access the FRAM instance via your Browser.

  2. Press the Globe icon and navigate to the Manage Servers tab.

  3. Locate the ColdFusion 2016 application server and press the Edit Button.

  4. In the Script field add the directory of the script. For this example, the directory of my script is the following: C:\FusionReactor\etc\cp\Restart-Coldfusion9-OnWindows.bat

  5. Save the new configuration.

Testing the Script

The script can be tested by simply using the Windows Service control panel to STOP the monitored ColdFusion 2016 service and observing the script log file,C:\FusionReactor\etc\cp, which shows the output of the script. If the execution of the script has been successful, then the ColdFusion 2016 application server will start after a couple of seconds.

Conclusion

We've shown you how to configure Enterprise Scripting to restart a ColdFusion server. The scope for what scripts can do is immense, since there are no restrictions on what they may call. It would be a simple task, for example, to integrate FusionReactor into an SNMP monitoring solution, write custom log messages or send SMS text messages.