Using the Event Monitoring Service (November 1999)

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Defining a Monitoring Request
Selecting Protocols for Sending Events
1. Specify the notification type from the list in the Notify area.
2. Select the SNMP trap option from the list in the Notify via area.
3. Select the severity from the list in the Severity area:
• Map from value
• Critical
• Major
• Minor
• Warning
• Normal
Email Option
This sends event notification to the email address indicated for that
request.
To set for an email notification:
1. Select the email option from the list in the Notify via area.
2. Specify the full email address in the email address field.
Console Option
This sends event notification to the system console.
To set for a console notification:
• Select the console option from the list in the Notify via area.
Syslog Option
This sends event notification to the system log.
An abnormal event message (error) is returned under the following
conditions:
• When value is . . . If this notification option is set, a non-normal
severity occurs when the value changes from FALSE to TRUE.
For example if a disk is being monitored, you want notification when
the disk is down. The When value is condition is FALSE while the