Users Guide

Flagging an alert.......................................................................................................................................................253
Creating and editing a new view.............................................................................................................................. 253
Conguring alert actions................................................................................................................................................ 253
Setting up email notications................................................................................................................................... 253
Ignoring alerts.......................................................................................................................................................... 254
Running a custom script.......................................................................................................................................... 255
Forwarding alerts..................................................................................................................................................... 255
Forwarding alerts use case scenarios.......................................................................................................................256
Working with sample alert action use cases................................................................................................................... 256
Use cases in alert actions.........................................................................................................................................256
Conguring alert log settings..........................................................................................................................................257
Renaming alert categories and alert sources.................................................................................................................. 257
Alert pop-up notications...............................................................................................................................................257
Conguring alert pop-up notications...................................................................................................................... 258
Enabling or disabling alert pop-up notications........................................................................................................ 258
Managing MIB les........................................................................................................................................................ 258
About importing MIBs.............................................................................................................................................. 259
Importing MIBs........................................................................................................................................................ 260
Removing MIBs from OpenManage Essentials.........................................................................................................260
Managing traps..............................................................................................................................................................260
Customizing trap denitions.....................................................................................................................................260
Resetting built-in trap denitions.............................................................................................................................. 261
Conguring SNMPv3 traps.......................................................................................................................................261
17 Alerts — Reference................................................................................................... 263
Alert Logs.......................................................................................................................................................................263
Predened Alert View Filters.................................................................................................................................... 264
Alert Logs Fields.......................................................................................................................................................264
Alert Details..............................................................................................................................................................265
Alert Log Settings.......................................................................................................................................................... 265
Alert View Filters............................................................................................................................................................266
Alert Filter Name......................................................................................................................................................266
Severity....................................................................................................................................................................266
Acknowledgement....................................................................................................................................................267
Summary — Alert View Filter...................................................................................................................................267
Alert Actions...................................................................................................................................................................267
Name and Description..............................................................................................................................................268
Severity Association.................................................................................................................................................268
Application Launch Conguration.............................................................................................................................268
E-Mail Conguration.................................................................................................................................................270
Trap Forwarding....................................................................................................................................................... 270
SNMP V3 Conguration............................................................................................................................................271
SNMP V3 Conguration Wizard................................................................................................................................271
Category and Sources Association........................................................................................................................... 272
Device Association................................................................................................................................................... 272
Date and Time Range............................................................................................................................................... 273
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