Monitoring Controllers and Its Attached Devices : Configuring Alert Notifications

Configuring Alert Notifications

The Alert Notification Configuration feature allows you to control and configure the alerts that the MegaRAID Storage Manager software sends when various system events occur.

Select Tools>>Configure Alerts on the main menu screen, as shown in the following figure.

Figure 57 Alert Notification Configuration Menu

 

The Configure Alerts dialog appears, as shown in the following figure. The window contains three tabs: Alert Settings, Mail Server, and Email. You can use each tab to perform tasks for that particular topic.

Figure 58 Configure Alerts

 

You can select the Alert Settings tab to perform the following actions:

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Edit the alert delivery method for different severity levels.

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Change the method of delivery for each individual event.

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Change the severity level of each individual event.

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Save an .xml backup file of the entire alert configuration.

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Load all the values from a previously saved backup into the dialog to edit or save these values as the current alert notification configuration.

 

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NOTE When you load a saved backup file, all unsaved changes made in the current session will be lost.

You can select the Mail Server tab to perform the following actions:

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Enter or edit the sender email address.

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Enter the SMTP server name or the IP address.

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Enter the SMTP server authentication related information (user name and password).

 

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NOTE These fields are optional and are filled only when the SMTP server requires authentication.

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Save an .xml backup file of the entire alert configuration.

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Load all of the values from a previously saved backup into the dialog to edit or save these values as the current alert notification configuration.

 

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NOTE When you load a saved backup file, all unsaved changes made in the current session will be lost.

You can select the Email tab to perform the following actions:

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Add new email addresses for recipients of alert notifications.

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Send test messages to the recipient email addresses.

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Remove email addresses of recipients of alert notifications.

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Save an .xml backup file of the entire alert configuration.

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Load all of the values from a previously saved backup into the dialog to edit or save these values as the current alert notification configuration.

 

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NOTE When you load a saved backup file, all unsaved changes made in the current session will be lost.

This section also includes the following topics:

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Editing Alert Delivery Methods

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Changing Alert Delivery Methods for Individual Events

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Changing the Severity Level for Individual Events

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Rollback to Default Individual Event Configuration

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Entering or Editing the Sender Email Address and SMTP Server

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Authenticating the SMTP Server

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Adding Email Addresses of Recipients of Alert Notifications

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Testing Email Addresses of Recipients of Alert Notifications

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Removing Email Addresses of Recipients of Alert Notifications

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Saving Backup Configurations

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Loading Backup Configurations