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Introduction 45
OnBoard Sensor Alarms
The following example shows the two match functions filtering for logins
and excluding messages that have the user name francisco; the functions
are connected by the not operator.
For more information, see syslog-ng v1.6 reference manual at http://
www.balabit.com/products/syslog-ng/reference-1.6/
syslog-ng.html/index.html#filterfunc.
See the following sections for how administrative users can configure
notifications and alarms and email:
• “Configuring Notifications” on page 226
• “Configuring Outbound Email” on page 189
OnBoard Sensor Alarms
The OnBoard may also be configured to periodically check sensor readings
from service processors and to send alarms based on specified sensor values,
using either the Web Manager or the cycli utility. Alarms can be
configured to be sent to OnBoard administrators by one of the following
methods:
• Syslog message
•SNMP trap
• Pager
•Email
The following table shows the fields for configuring sensor alarms.
match(‘[Ll]ogin”) and not match(“francisco’);
Table 1-23: Values for Configuring Sensor Alarms
Values Description
Device
Choose from a list of all configured devices
Sensor
The literal string for the sensor (which can be obtained from the
sensor logs from the device), for example, “Sys Fan 1.”