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instances. This might be desirable, because there is only one interval time
setting per profile possible.
3.3.2 Alert Forwarding
Windows NT Performance Monitor has very limited ability to forward alerts. It
can do so in the following ways:
•
A run command statement can be defined to be executed either every time
an alert is triggered or only the first time. This can be set up for each alert
separately.
•
The alerts can be logged to the Windows NT application log file to be viewed
with the Event Viewer. This can be defined only for the whole profile.
•
A message can be sent through the Windows Messenger Service to another
system which can communicate with this service. This also can be defined
only for the whole profile.
Besides the ability of the Performance Monitor to forward alerts, system alerts
can be forwarded by the system itself. To configure this, do the following:
1. Open the Server Manager from the Administrative Tools Group.
2. Select the system you like to forward the alarms from. If it is in another
domain, select the domain by choosing Computer then Select Domain and
open the domain the system is belongs to.
3. Choose Computer then Properties and click on the Alerts button.
4. Enter the computer name or user name of the receiver in the left field and
click on Add. You can add multiple names this way.
5. Click on OK and close all windows.
Figure 144. Windows NT System Alerts Forwarding
Warning
If a remote system is down, the Performance Monitor will create an alert
Computer not responding.... However, the system will be checked every time
interval and if it is still not responding, the checked value is assumed to be 0.
This may lead to misleading alert messages.
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