Alarm <alarmName> on <host> failed to run script: A general system error...

[eric_heilig]

I'm trying to tie some custom scripting to VC generated alarms. Unfortunately, I cannot troubleshoot the issue as the logged event is vague and nothing seems to be logged otherwise.

It should be noted that this is a perl script that runs perfectly well from the command-line.

The full error message is:

Alarm failed to run script: A general system error occured: failed to run script

Any insight offered would be greatly appreciated!

Regards,

Eric Heilig

[eric_heilig]

It seems that VirtualCenter does not know where to find the Perl interpreter. For whatever reason, no matter how simple the script, VC fails to execute properly.

The work-around that I have come up with is to use an intermediary windows batch file. I use VC to call the batch file with the appropriate variables and then pass them to my actual Perl script.

The solution is a bit convoluted but will work until I can get something more out of VMware Support or my SE.

--Eric

[eric_heilig]

In case anyone is concerned, it should be noted that all pertinent path statements and environment variables are the same between the command prompt and the forked environment of VirtualCenter.

--Eric