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Chapter 7 Alerts and Logging
ALERTS AND LOGGING
Introduction
This chapter describes the alert generation and logging features of the console server. The Alert facility
monitors the serial ports, all logins, the power status, and environmental monitors and probes, and
sends emails, SMS, Nagios, or SNMP alerts when specified trigger events occur.
 First, enable and configure the service that will be used to carry the alert (Section 7.1).
 Then, specify the alert trigger condition and the actual destination to which that particular alert
will be sent (Section 7.2).
All console server models can maintain log records of all access and communications with the console
server and with the attached serial devices. A log of all system activity is also maintained, as is a history
of the status of any attached environmental monitors.
Some models also log access and communications with network attached hosts and maintain a history
of the UPS and PDU power status.
 If port logs are to be maintained on a remote server, then configure the access path to this
location (Section 7.3).
 Then you need to activate and set the desired levels of logging for each serial (Section 7.4)
and/or network port (Section 7.5) and/or power and environment UPS (refer to Chapter 8).
7.1 Configure SMTP/SMS/SNMP/Nagios alert service
The Alerts facility monitors nominated ports/hosts/UPSs/PDUs/EMDs, etc. for trigger conditions. When
triggered, the facility sends an alert notification over the nominated alert service. Before setting up the
alert trigger, configure these alert services:
7.1.1 Email alerts
The console server uses SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) for sending the email alert notifications.
To use SMTP, the Administrator must configure a valid SMTP server for sending the email:
 Select Alerts & Logging: SMTP &SMS