Product guide
96 Configuration Software and Utilities
97MAXDATA PLATINUM 90004R Server System
Policy Type
This drop-down box displays a list of letters that represent the choices for policies that can be associated
with an alert policy table entry (the assigning of letters to the possible policy choices was done because
the amount of text needed to describe each policy was unwieldy for the user interface). The policy
type determines how or whether the rmware processes multiple entries in the policy table that
have the same policy number (for example, the policy can be used to indicate whether an alert is to
be sent to multiple destinations, to destinations involving the same channel, etc.). The policy choices
are described in context-sensitive help associated with this view, but are also listed below.
• Policy type A = always send an alert to the destination referenced in this policy table entry.
• Policy type B = if the alert to the previous destination was successful, do not send an alert to
the destination referenced in the current policy table entry. Instead, go on to the next entry in
the policy table with the same policy number.
• Policy type C = if the alert to the previous destination was successful, do not send an alert to
the destination referenced in the current policy table entry, and stop processing policy table
entries.
• Policy type D = if the alert to the previous destination was successful, do not send an alert to
the destination referenced in the current policy table entry. Instead, proceed to the next policy
table entry that has the same policy number but has a destination to a different channel.
• Policy type E = if the alert to the previous destination was successful, do not send an alert
to the destination referenced in the current policy table entry. Instead, proceed to the next
policy table entry with the same policy number that has a different destination type (a different
destination type might be a PPP alert instead of a dial page, for example, although this
software does not support PPP alerts).
Select the Destination
This set of radio buttons shows the choice of channel destinations that can be associated with a
policy table entry. Each radio button is associated with a drop-down list of destinations that have been
congured for that channel (e.g. the serial/modem channel radio button is associated with a drop-
down box containing dial strings). Only the selection made in the drop-down list associated with the
active radio button (channel) is used if you click the OK button).
OK Button
Clicking the OK button saves all settings currently selected in this view in the internal copy of the data.
The Save button on the last PEF view must be clicked to store the settings into non-volatile storage.
You are returned to the Alert Policy Table view after clicking OK.
Cancel Button
Clicking the Cancel button returns you to the Alert Policy Table view without saving any changes made
to the selected alert policy table entry in the internal copy of the data.