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Local and Server Notification Configuration
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11.2 Server Notifications
Certain Nform features may be set up to protect valuable equipment, data and other assets by
responding automatically to alarms in SNMP devices affected by such events as power failures, over-
heating and mechanical failures.
For example, if a cooling unit’s performance becomes impaired, Nform may be set up to send e-mail
alerts to various personnel, record data pertaining to the event and append it to a particular file and
launch a command or batch file that can execute user-customized scripts.
Set Up Actions
The first step in the process entails setting up the standard actions (e-mail, file write and command),
described in the next three sections:
• 11.2.1 - Set Up an E-Mail Action - send customized e-mail messages to selected recipients
• 11.2.2 - Set Up a File Write Action - record alarm information in a file
• 11.2.3 - Set Up an External Program to Run - launch a script when an alarm is received
Tie Actions to Alarms
The next step is to link each action to a particular event for a managed device. Actions must be cre-
ated individually, but multiple actions may be attached to an event in one operation. Further, one
action may be attached to multiple events.
For instructions on linking actions to alarms, see:
• 11.2.4 - Assign Actions to Alarms
Advanced Notification
If you purchased the Advanced Notification License to enable SNMP Get Request and Set Request
functions, you will need to configure actions to collect data and control devices, as described in:
• 11.3 - Advanced Notification