CloudForms has the capability to trigger a management event if the driving event is met. So for example if a vmware vm gets a reset you can execute a custom event under System – Events – CustomEvents – Management:
If you want to execute a Management event you will need to copy the Management class into your datastore and point the instance ( in my case walk_objects) via relationship to the instance (object_walker) you want to execute
For this alert to be triggered you will need an alert profile and assign it to the provider you would like to be monitored.
Once the Alert Profile is active you can check /var/www/miq/vmdb/log/automation.log and watch the alert being triggered.
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:36.666253 #3258:12f3130] INFO -- : MiqAeEvent.build_evm_event >> event=<"vm_reset"> inputs=<{:ext_management_systems=>#<ManageIQ::Providers::Vmware::InfraManager id: 99000000000012, name: "VMware", created_on: "2017-05-30 15:03:48", updated_on: "2017-06-30 18:36:32", guid: "2eff6b26-4549-11e7-93fb-001a4a160155", zone_id: 99000000000001, type: "ManageIQ::Providers::Vmware::InfraManager", api_version: "6.0", uid_ems: "0302ea13-8681-4b48-9609-b4aea788ca63", host_default_vnc_port_start: nil, host_default_vnc_port_end: nil, provider_region: nil, last_refresh_error: nil, last_refresh_date: "2017-06-30 18:36:32", provider_id: nil, realm: nil, tenant_id: 99000000000001, project: nil, parent_ems_id: nil, subscription: nil, last_metrics_error: nil, last_metrics_update_date: nil, last_metrics_success_date: nil, tenant_mapping_enabled: nil>, :ems_event=>#<EmsEvent id: 99000000032991, event_type: "ResetVM_Task_Complete", message: "ResetVM_Task Completed", timestamp: "2017-06-30 18:39:30", host_name: "10.9.62.6", host_id: 99000000000010, vm_name: "geert-01", vm_location: "[Shared-NFS] geert-01/geert-01.vmx", vm_or_template_id: 99000000000968, dest_host_name: nil, dest_host_id: nil, dest_vm_name: nil, dest_vm_location: nil, dest_vm_or_template_id: nil, source: "EVM", chain_id: 3521042, ems_id: 99000000000012, is_task: true, full_data: nil, created_on: "2017-06-30 18:36:32", username: "VSPHERE.LOCAL\\Administrator", ems_cluster_id: nil, ems_cluster_name: nil, ems_cluster_uid: nil, dest_ems_cluster_id: nil, dest_ems_cluster_name: nil, dest_ems_cluster_uid: nil, availability_zone_id: nil, container_node_id: nil, container_node_name: nil, container_group_id: nil, container_group_name: nil, container_namespace: nil, type: "EmsEvent", target_type: nil, target_id: nil, container_id: nil, container_name: nil, container_replicator_id: nil, container_replicator_name: nil, middleware_server_id: nil, middleware_server_name: nil, middleware_deployment_id: nil, middleware_deployment_name: nil, generating_ems_id: nil>, "MiqEvent::miq_event"=>99000000032992, :miq_event_id=>99000000032992, "EventStream::event_stream"=>99000000032992, :event_stream_id=>99000000032992}>
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:36.691414 #3258:12f3130] INFO -- : Followed Relationship [miqaedb:/System/event_handlers/event_action_policy?target=src_vm&policy_event=vm_reset¶m=#create]
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:36.691980 #3258:12f3130] INFO -- : Followed Relationship [miqaedb:/System/Event/EmsEvent/EVM/ResetVM_Task_Complete#create]
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:40.434617 #28263:12f3130] INFO -- : Instantiating [/System/Process/Event?EventStream%3A%3Aevent_stream=99000000032992&ExtManagementSystem%3A%3Aext_management_system=99000000000012&MiqEvent%3A%3Amiq_event=99000000032992&MiqServer%3A%3Amiq_server=99000000000001&User%3A%3Auser=99000000000001&VmOrTemplate%3A%3Avm=99000000000968&event_stream_id=99000000032992&event_type=vm_reset&ext_management_system_id=99000000000012&miq_event_id=99000000032992&object_name=Event&vmdb_object_type=vm]
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:40.481990 #28263:12f3130] INFO -- : Updated namespace [/System/Process/Event?EventStream%3A%3Aevent_stream=99000000032992&ExtManagementSystem%3A%3Aext_management_system=99000000000012&MiqEvent%3A%3Amiq_event=99000000032992&MiqServer%3A%3Amiq_server=99000000000001&User%3A%3Auser=99000000000001&VmOrTemplate%3A%3Avm=99000000000968&event_stream_id=99000000032992&event_type=vm_reset&ext_management_system_id=99000000000012&miq_event_id=99000000032992&object_name=Event&vmdb_object_type=vm ManageIQ/System]
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:40.555290 #28263:12f3130] INFO -- : Following Relationship [miqaedb:/System/Event/MiqEvent/POLICY/vm_reset#create]
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:40.606981 #28263:12f3130] INFO -- : Updated namespace [miqaedb:/System/Event/MiqEvent/POLICY/vm_reset#create ManageIQ/System/Event/MiqEvent]
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:40.621193 #28263:12f3130] INFO -- : Instance [/ManageIQ/System/Event/MiqEvent/POLICY/vm_reset] not found in MiqAeDatastore - trying [.missing]
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:40.638063 #28263:12f3130] INFO -- : Following Relationship [miqaedb:/System/event_handlers/event_enforce_policy#create]
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:40.645288 #28263:12f3130] INFO -- : Updated namespace [miqaedb:/System/event_handlers/event_enforce_policy#create ManageIQ/System]
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:40.660103 #28263:12f3130] INFO -- : Updated namespace [System/event_handlers/event_enforce_policy ManageIQ/System]
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:40.667034 #28263:12f3130] INFO -- : Invoking [builtin] method [/ManageIQ/System/event_handlers/event_enforce_policy] with inputs [{}]
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:40.910745 #28263:12f3130] INFO -- : Followed Relationship [miqaedb:/System/event_handlers/event_enforce_policy#create]
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:40.911211 #28263:12f3130] INFO -- : Followed Relationship [miqaedb:/System/Event/MiqEvent/POLICY/vm_reset#create]
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:52.806925 #57096:12f3130] INFO -- : MiqAeEvent.build_evm_event >> event=<"walk_objects"> inputs=<{:miq_alert_description=>"testalert", :miq_alert_id=>99000000000026, :alert_guid=>"62334b9c-5db9-11e7-9173-001a4a160155", "EventStream::event_stream"=>99000000032993, :event_stream_id=>99000000032993}>
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:57.889023 #3258:12f3130] INFO -- : Instantiating [/System/Process/Event?EventStream%3A%3Aevent_stream=99000000032993&MiqServer%3A%3Amiq_server=99000000000001&User%3A%3Auser=99000000000001&VmOrTemplate%3A%3Avm=99000000000968&alert_guid=62334b9c-5db9-11e7-9173-001a4a160155&event_stream_id=99000000032993&event_type=walk_objects&miq_alert_description=testalert&miq_alert_id=99000000000026&object_name=Event&vmdb_object_type=vm]
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:57.942064 #3258:12f3130] INFO -- : Updated namespace [/System/Process/Event?EventStream%3A%3Aevent_stream=99000000032993&MiqServer%3A%3Amiq_server=99000000000001&User%3A%3Auser=99000000000001&VmOrTemplate%3A%3Avm=99000000000968&alert_guid=62334b9c-5db9-11e7-9173-001a4a160155&event_stream_id=99000000032993&event_type=walk_objects&miq_alert_description=testalert&miq_alert_id=99000000000026&object_name=Event&vmdb_object_type=vm ManageIQ/System]
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:58.124760 #3258:12f3130] INFO -- : Following Relationship [miqaedb:/System/Event/CustomEvent/Alert/walk_objects#create]
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:58.165017 #3258:12f3130] INFO -- : Updated namespace [miqaedb:/System/Event/CustomEvent/Alert/walk_objects#create customevents/System/Event/CustomEvent]
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:58.221602 #3258:12f3130] INFO -- : Following Relationship [miqaedb:/discovery/objectwalker/object_walker#create]
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:58.235954 #3258:12f3130] INFO -- : Updated namespace [miqaedb:/discovery/objectwalker/object_walker#create Investigative_Debugging/discovery]
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:58.267687 #3258:12f3130] INFO -- : Updated namespace [discovery/objectwalker/object_walker Investigative_Debugging/discovery]
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:58.277323 #3258:12f3130] INFO -- : Invoking [inline] method [/Investigative_Debugging/Discovery/ObjectWalker/object_walker] with inputs [{}]
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:58.283267 #3258:12f3130] INFO -- : <AEMethod [/Investigative_Debugging/Discovery/ObjectWalker/object_walker]> Starting
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:59.252160 #3258:13c0478] INFO -- : <AEMethod object_walker> object_walker#2CDAA63F: Object Walker 1.9.3 Starting
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:59.257955 #3258:13c0478] INFO -- : <AEMethod object_walker> object_walker#2CDAA63F:[0] --- walk_association_policy details ---
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:59.258626 #3258:13c0478] INFO -- : <AEMethod object_walker> object_walker#2CDAA63F:[0] walk_association_policy = whitelist
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:59.259661 #3258:13c0478] INFO -- : <AEMethod object_walker> object_walker#2CDAA63F:[0] walk_association_whitelist = {'MiqAeServiceServiceTemplateProvisionTask':['source','destination','miq_request','miq_request_task','miq_request_tasks','service_resource'],'MiqAeServiceServiceTemplateProvisionRequest':['miq_request','miq_request_tasks','requester','resource','source'],'MiqAeServiceServiceTemplate':['service_resources'],'MiqAeServiceServiceResource':['resource','service_template'],'MiqAeServiceMiqProvisionRequest':['miq_request','miq_request_tasks','miq_provisions','requester','resource','source','vm_template'],'MiqAeServiceMiqProvisionRequestTemplate':['miq_request','miq_request_tasks'],'MiqAeServiceManageIQ_Providers_Vmware_InfraManager_Provision':['source','destination','miq_provision_request','miq_request','miq_request_task','vm','vm_template'],'MiqAeServiceManageIQ_Providers_Redhat_InfraManager_Provision':['ALL'],'MiqAeServiceManageIQ_Providers_Amazon_CloudManager_Vm':['availability_zone','cloud_network','cloud_subnet','cloud_subnets'],'MiqAeServiceManageIQ_Providers_Vmware_InfraManager_Vm':['ems_cluster','ems_folder','resource_pool','ext_management_system','storage','service','hardware','operating_system'],'MiqAeServiceManageIQ_Providers_Redhat_InfraManager_Vm':['ems_cluster','resource_pool','ext_management_system','storage','service','hardware'],'MiqAeServiceManageIQ_Providers_Azure_CloudManager_Vm':['availability_zone','cloud_networks','cloud_subnets'],'MiqAeServiceManageIQ_Providers_Google_CloudManager_Vm':['flavor','floating_ip'],'MiqAeServiceManageIQ_Providers_Openstack_CloudManager_Vm':['miq_provision','network_ports','network_routers','operating_system'],'MiqAeServiceHardware':['nics','guest_devices','ports','vm'],'MiqAeServiceUser':['current_group'],'MiqAeServiceGuestDevice':['hardware','lan','network'],'MiqAeServiceManageIQ_Providers_Redhat_InfraManager_Template':['operating_system'],'MiqAeServiceManageIQ_Providers_AnsibleTower_ConfigurationManager_ConfigurationScript':['ALL'],'MiqAeServiceManageIQ_Providers_AnsibleTower_ConfigurationManager_Job':['ALL']}
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:59.260409 #3258:13c0478] INFO -- : <AEMethod object_walker> object_walker#2CDAA63F:[0] --- $evm.current_* details ---
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:59.262068 #3258:13c0478] INFO -- : <AEMethod object_walker> object_walker#2CDAA63F:[0] $evm.current_namespace = Investigative_Debugging/discovery (type: String)
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:59.263590 #3258:13c0478] INFO -- : <AEMethod object_walker> object_walker#2CDAA63F:[0] $evm.current_class = objectwalker (type: String)
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:59.265195 #3258:13c0478] INFO -- : <AEMethod object_walker> object_walker#2CDAA63F:[0] $evm.current_instance = object_walker (type: String)
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:59.266635 #3258:13c0478] INFO -- : <AEMethod object_walker> object_walker#2CDAA63F:[0] $evm.current_method = object_walker (type: String)
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:59.268156 #3258:13c0478] INFO -- : <AEMethod object_walker> object_walker#2CDAA63F:[0] $evm.current_message = create (type: String)
[----] I, [2017-06-30T14:36:59.270174 #3258:13c0478] INFO -- : <AEMethod object_walker> object_walker#2CDAA63F:[0] $evm.current_object = /Investigative_Debugging/discovery/objectwalker/object_walker (type: DR