HP Web Jetadmin - Using Proactive Alerts with HP Web Jetadmin
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Link to template: causes the subscription settings to change any time the template settings are
changed. You can edit device subscription by editing templates.
Create unlinked subscription: applies the template settings as a new subscription without linking
that subscription to the original template.
Alerts templates in groups policies
Groups Policy is a powerful automation tool that saves users a great deal of time configuring device
and HP Web Jetadmin settings. Both Automatic and Manual group types can have the Group Policy
property. One policy that can be added to any device group’s properties is Alerts. Both Subscribe
and Unsubscribe using Alerts Templates can be applied to devices in the group either as they are
populated into group membership or as they are removed from group membership. In this way,
devices can have specific alerts applied or removed without impact to other alerts settings.
USING ALERTS HISTORY
Viewing history can be done in a few different ways. Device-specific alerts histories can be viewed
through Alerts History under the Alerts tab in any device list and for any device list selection. The
global alerts history can be viewed through the navigation tree Alerts > History item. Both of these
listings can be grouped by device or by alert using the Group by tool. Figure 15, below, shows an
alert history for two devices.
Figure 15—Alert History
Alerts History retention settings can be adjusted through Tools > Options > Device Management >
Alerts > General, Alerts History. The retention time has a default setting of 30 days and can be set as
high as 365 days. Alerts History can be cleared by using the Clear Log feature.
ALERTS EMAIL NOTIFICATION
A primary method for sending alerts details is through email. You must first apply SMTP settings to
HP Web Jetadmin before email can be processed.
Global email settings
To assign SMTP settings, navigate to Tools >
Options > Application Management >
Network > Email > SMTP. You can select
settings for the following options:
SMTP server settings, hostname, or IP
address and port of mail server
gateway.
Figure 16—Email address management