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196 | Protecting Server Clusters
4. If you selected Custom alert settings, do the following:
a. Click Add Group to add a new notification group for sending a list of system
events.
The Add Notification Group dialog box opens.
b. Add the notification options as described in the following table.
c. Click OK to save your changes, and then click Apply.
5. To edit an existing notification group, next to a notification group in the list, click
Edit.
The Edit Notification Group dialog box displays for you to edit the settings.
Modifying the Cluster Retention Policy
The retention policy for a cluster specifies how long the recovery points for the
shared volumes in the cluster are stored in the repository. Retention policies are used
to retain backup snapshots for longer periods of time and to help with management
of these backup snapshots. The retention policy is enforced by a rollup process that
helps in aging and deleting old backups.
To modify the cluster retention policy
1. Do one of the following:
Text Box Description
Name Enter a name for the notification group.
Description Enter a description for the notification group.
Enable Events Select the events for notification, for example, Clusters.
You can also choose to select by type:
Error
Warning
Info
NOTE: When you choose to select by type, by default, the appropriate
events are automatically enabled. For example, if you choose Warning,
the Attachability, Jobs, Licensing, Archive, CoreService, Export,
Protection, Replication, and Rollback events are enabled.
Notification Options Select the method to specify how to handle notifications You can
choose from the following options:
Notify by Email. Specify the email addresses to which to send
the events in the To, CC, and BCC text boxes.
Notify by Windows Event log. The Windows Event log controls
the notification.
Notify by syslogd. Specify the host name and port to which to
send the events.