User`s guide

The Messenger service is not started by default in the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family.

Change the service Startup mode to Automatic and start the service.

To configure WinPopup notifications:

1. Select the Send WinPopup notifications check box.

2. In the Machine name field, enter the name of the machine to which notifications will be sent.

Multiple names are not supported.

3. Under Send notifications, select the appropriate check boxes as follows:

 When recovery completes successfully – to send notification when the recovery task has

completed successfully

 When recovery fails – to send notification when the recovery task has failed.

The When user interaction is required check box – to send notification during the operation

when user interaction is required – is always selected.

4. Click Send Test WinPopup Message to check if the settings are correct.

3.3.2.5 Event tracing

It is possible to send log events of the recovery operations, performed on the managed machine, to

the specified SNMP managers.

SNMP notifications

This option is effective for both Windows and Linux operating systems.

This option is not available when operating under the bootable media.

The option defines whether the agent(s) operating on the managed machine have to send the log

events of the recovery operations to the specified Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

managers. You can choose the types of events to be sent.

Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 provides the following Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

objects to SNMP management applications:

1.3.6.1.4.1.24769.100.200.1.0 - string identifying the type of event (Information, Warning, Error)

1.3.6.1.4.1.24769.100.200.2.0 - string containing the text description of the event (it looks identical

to messages published by Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 in its log).

The preset is: Use the setting set in the Machine options.

To select whether to send the recovery operations events to the SNMP managers:

Choose one of the following:

 Use the setting set in the Machine options – to use the setting specified for the machine. For

more information refer to Machine options (p. 42).

 Send SNMP notifications individually for recovery operation events – to send the events of the

recovery operations to the specified SNMP managers.

 Types of events to send – choose the types of events to be sent: All events, Errors and

warnings, or Errors only.

 Server name/IP – type the name or IP address of the host running the SNMP management

application, the messages will be sent to.