Monitoring Server Events and Devices : Configuring Alert Event Notifications

Configuring Alert Event Notifications

The Alert Notification Configuration feature allows you to control and configure the alerts that the MegaRAID Storage Manager software sends when various system events occur.

To access this screen, select Tools >> Configure Alerts on the main menu screen, as shown in Figure 24.

Figure 24 Alert Notification Configuration Menu

 

The Alerts Notification Configuration screen appears, as shown in Figure 25. The screen contains three tabs: Alert Settings, Mail Server, and Email. You can use each tab to perform tasks for that topic.

Figure 25 Alerts Notification Configuration Screen

 

You can select the Alert Settings tab to perform the following actions:

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Select the methods for the delivery of the alerts that are generated when events with a certain severity level occur. The notification options are System log entry, the MegaRAID Storage Manager log entry, on-screen pop-up message, and email. For example, you can specify that Informational events generate only a log entry but that Fatal events generate a log entry, a pop-up message, and an email notification.

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Change the severity level of events.

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Save an .xml backup file of the entire alert configuration.

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NOTE When you load a saved backup file, all unsaved changes made in the current session are lost.

You can select the Mail Server tab to perform the following actions:

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Enter or edit the sender e-mail address.

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Enter the SMTP server.

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Require authentification of the email server.

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Save an .xml backup file of the entire alert configuration.

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Load all of the values from a previously saved backup into the dialog to edit or send to the monitor.

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NOTE When you load a saved backup file, all unsaved changes made in the current session will be lost.

You can select the Email tab to perform the following actions:

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Add new email addresses for recipients of alert notifications.

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Send test messages to the recipient email address.

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Remove email addresses of recipients of alert notifications.

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Save an .xml backup file of the entire alert configuration.

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Load all of the values from a previously saved backup into the dialog to edit or send to the monitor.

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NOTE When you load a saved backup file, all unsaved changes made in the current session will be lost.

This section also include the following topics:

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Setting Alert Delivery Methods

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Click OK to set the delivery methods used for the severity level that you selected.

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Changing the Severity Level for Individual Events

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Entering or Editing the Sender Email Address and SMTP Server

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Authenticating a Server

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Saving Backup Configurations

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Loading Backup Configurations

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Adding Email Addresses of Recipients of Alert Notifications

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Testing Email Addresses of Recipients of Alert Notifications

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Removing Email Addresses of Recipients of Alert Notifications