User's Guide

- Method of actually simulating the report to the destination related to the monitoring alert by
generating the test alert.
– Save and restore the Alert Manager setting information including base setting, destination
setting and monitor event to a file.
Alert Monitoring
– Filtering function - extracts the monitor alert under the set conditions. The conditions indicate
event source name, server name, and so forth. Conditions to be set depend on the time of
event log monitor and alert log monitor.
– Suppress function
Suppress interval can be specified.
Scheduling Function of Alert Report
2.3.1
– Report scheduling function:
Reportable time periods can be specified.
– Retry function:
If reporting fails, retry of reporting is done. Retry is specified for each reporting destination
with the retry interval and maximum retry time.
Report Function of Alert
2.3.2
– Manager report(SNMP, TCP/IP) function:
This function reports the alert using the SNMP or TCP/IP function.
Report contents include a detailed message, support method, and alert type.
A report can be issued to the manager under the LAN environment (In-Band report) as well as
under the WAN environment (Out-of-Band report) using a Remote Access Service.
This function is only available for the Agent.
– Internet Mail function:
This function uses SMTP protocol to report by Internet Mail. This function requires the Mail
Server to support SMTP.
Report contents include a detailed message, support method, and alert type.
The report contents cannot be selected but the send message can be edited.
– Pop-up message function:
A pop-up message is displayed on the screen when the alert occurs.
The report contents include a detailed message, support method, and alert type.
A message title can be edited and the report contents can be selected at the time of setting.
The pop-up message always displays only one message on the screen. Each message is
sequentially displayed with a push of a button.
– Printer output function:
An alert results in output to the printer when an alert occurs. Output to the network printer is
also available.
The report contents include a detailed message, support method, and alert type.
The message can be edited and the report contents can be selected.
– Writing to file function:
An alert is written into the text file when an alert occurs.
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