How to Edit the Alert Settings
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Select a node in the Device Tree View; then select the Edit >> Configure Mail Server pull-down menu option, or Alert Destinations from the right-mouse pop-up menu.
Result: The Add/Edit Alerts dialog is displayed. Note that the Node name indicates the node you selected and the level at which the alert will take place.
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Configure e-mail destinations, if desired.
- You must provide a mail server name and an e-mail sender address using the Edit >> Configure Mail Server option for the e-mail addresses to work.
- Any e-mail destinations you had previously configured are displayed in the Configured e-mail addresses: list.
- Use fully qualified e-mail addresses (for example, name@mycompany.com)
- You can configure multiple destinations before you select OK.
TASK
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PROCEDURE
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Adding an e-mail address
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To add an e-mail address, type the address in the E-mail address: text box, then select Add.
Result: The selected e-mail address is listed in the Configured e-mail addresses: list box. After you select OK, the e-mail addresses will be saved.
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Replacing an
e-mail address
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To replace an e-mail address, select it in the Configured e-mail addresses: list, type the replacement address in the E-mail address: text box, then select Replace.
Result: The selected e-mail address is replaced in the Configured e-mail addresses: list. After you select OK, the new e-mail addresses will be saved.
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Deleting an
e-mail address
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To delete an e-mail address, select it in the Configured e-mail addresses: list, then select Delete.
Result: The e-mail address is deleted from the Configured e-mail addresses: list. After you select OK, the deleted e-mail addresses will no longer be valid.
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Validating an
e-mail address
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To validate an e-mail address, type the address in the text box or select it in the Configured e-mail addresses: list, then select Validate.
Result: A test message is sent to the selected e-mail address. A message box with the results of the validation and any error information is displayed. Select OK on the message box to close it.
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Configure SNMP trap destinations, if desired.
- Any SNMP trap destinations you had previously configured are displayed in the Configured SNMP addresses: list.
- The SNMP Community Name is set in the NMS configuration file by a Network Administrator. The default is public.
- The SNMP trap destination is the IP address or the host name of a station running an SNMP service. At a minimum, this will be the Network Management station.
TASK
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PROCEDURE
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Adding an SNMP address
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To add an SNMP address, type the Community Name and the Trap destination in the appropriate text boxes, then select Add. Trap destinations can be machine names or IP addresses in dotted decimal format.
Result: The selected SNMP address is listed in the Configured SNMP addresses: list. After you select OK, the SNMP address will be saved.
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Replacing an SNMP address
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To replace an SNMP address, select it in the Configured SNMP addresses: list, type the replacement Community Name and the Trap destination in the appropriate text boxes, then select Replace.
Result: The selected SNMP address is replaced in the Configured SNMP addresses: list. After you select OK, the new SNMP address will be saved.
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Deleting an SNMP address
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To delete an SNMP address, select it in the Configured SNMP addresses: list, then select Delete.
Result: The SNMP address is deleted from the Configured SNMP addresses: list. After you select OK, the deleted SNMP address will no longer be valid.
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Validating an SNMP address
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To validate an SNMP address, type the address in the text box, then select Validate.
Result: A test message is sent to the SNMP address. A message box with the results of the validation and any error information is displayed. Select OK on the message box to close it.
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Select OK to save the e-mail and SNMP destinations.
Result: A check mark appears next to each node in the Device Tree View where an alert has been set.
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