Keywords

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When making use of text alert messaging, NetGong provides a set of keywords that are converted to their associated values before the alert is actually triggered. These keywords range from machine specific information such as name, IP address, description to date/time information.

By making use of these keywords, you avoid many of the pitfalls associated with alerts containing highly specific information that must be changed from machine to machine. When you change the name of a machine for example, the message being sent should also contain the new name without you having to load the alert configurations and edit the name in each location.

Here is a list of all NetGong keywords supported and a description of their translation.

Keyword	Description
%ALERT%	Alert notification number
%FAILURE%	Failure number
%TIME%	Current time
%HOST%	Host name
%PORT%	Port number
%PROTOCOL%	Protocol name
%DESCRIPTION%	Description
%STATUS%	Host status