Technical Tip: How to create a script for email alerts when new firmware is available

vbarrios · ‎10-17-2024

Description

This article describes how to create an automation stitch to send alert emails for new available firmware events automatically.

Scope

FortiOS.

Solution

Create a new Automation Stitch: Go to Security Fabric -> Automation, select ‘Create New’, and Assign a name: new_firmware_available.

Select Add Trigger, in the select entries section, select 'Create' at the bottom, and select the option 'FortiOS Event Log' under Miscellaneous:
Assign a name to the new automation trigger: 'new_firmware_available_trigger', select the Event drop-down list and search for 'new firmware', select the Event ID 32103, select Ok, then the new Highlighted entry, and apply.
Select 'Add Action' and create a new action, Notifications select Email, then assign a name: new_firmware_available_email, and enter the email address where the alert will be received. Additionally, a subject can be configured. Proceed to select OK and the new action, then apply.

CLI:

config system automation-trigger

    edit "new_firmware_available_trigger"

        set event-type event-log

        set logid 32103

    next

end

config system automation-action

    edit "new_firmware_available_email"

        set action-type email

        set email-to "my_company_email@gmail.com"

        set email-subject "%%log.logdesc%%"

    next

end

config system automation-stitch

    edit "new_firmware_available"

        set trigger "new_firmware_available_trigger"

config actions

edit 1

set action "new_firmware_available_email"

set required enable

next

end

    next

end