Users Guide

Field Description
Test Events Select this category to include alerts for test
events.
Unknown Select this category to include unknown alerts
related statuses.
UPS Select this category to include alerts for UPS.
Virtual Disk Select this category to include alerts for virtual
disks.
VMware ESX Server Select this category to include alerts for VMware
ESX servers.
Alert Source
Each Alert Category contains alert sources. Click an alert category to view alert sources. Expand a
category to view the list of alert sources, and select an alert source.
Field Description
Name The name of the new alert source, for example,
myFanAlert.
Type The protocol information.
Catalog Provides the catalog information.
Severity Specifies the severity assigned to the alert that is
triggered if the alert source generates the specified
SNMP trap.
Format string Provides the message string that appears in the
Alert Logs if the alert source generates an alert of
sufficient severity to trigger the alert. You can use
formatting commands to specify parts of the
message string. For SNMP, the valid formatting
commands are:
$n = system name
$d = date
$t = time
$s = severity
$e = enterprise object identifier (OID)
$sp = specific trap OID
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