Edit Text of the Email Message

Use this window to edit the text of an email that will go out to a user upon a triggered alert.

Field Descriptions

Field Name

Description

Subject

Enter the text that will appear in the subject line of the alert notification email.

Text

Enter the text of the alert notification e-mail.

Click on a parameter at the bottom of the window to include a value represented by that parameter in the e-mail. The following parameters are provided for most Data Manager e-mail alerts:

  • {Run Number} - This value represents the run number of the aggregation job.
  • {"Aggregator"}
  • {Name} - This value represents the name of the aggregation job.
  • {Failed Count} - This value represents the number of times the aggregation job has failed.
  • {Total} - This value represents the number of computers upon which the aggregation job has failed.

Additional parameters are described below. Note that the available parameters for a particular alert will vary based on the alert type (for example, a switch alert or a fabric alert) and the selected triggering condition. <text unavailable> indicates that there are no parameters available for a particular e-mail.

Alert type

Available parameters

Data Manager ->Alerting->Computer Alerts
  • Computer - the host name of the computer
  • Disk Information - the manufacturer and serial number of the disk
  • Current Value - the current value of the specified item; for example, the current number of defects
  • Previous Value - the previous value of the specified object
  • Threshold - the specified threshold for the object
  • Mount Point - the mount point of a file system
  • Virtual-Server Name - the name of the specified virtual server
  • Cluster Name - the name of the cluster
  • Current-Node Name - the new location of the virtual server
  • Old-Node Name - the previous location of the virtual server
  • Count - the number of times an action has occurred; such as attempts to ping a host
  • Old Version - the previous version of an object; such as an HBA driver
  • New Version - the new version of an object
  • HBA Driver - the HBA driver

Data Manager ->Alerting-> Filesystem Alerts

  • Computer - the host name of a computer
  • Mount Point - the mount point of a file system
  • Threshold - the specified threshold for a particular value; such as free space exceeded
  • Current Value - the current value of the specified item
  • Percentage - the current value of a specified item, expressed as percentage

Disk Manager->Alerting->Storage Subsystem Alerts

  • Computer - the host name of the computer
  • Subsystem - the storage subsystem to which the alert refers
  • Current Value - the current value of the specified object
  • Previous Value - the previous value of the specified item
  • Old Version - the previous version of an object; such as an HBA driver
  • New Version - the new version of an object
  • Controller - the controller for the specified subsystem
  • Volume - the specified volume on a subsystem
  • Pool - the pool on the specified subsystem

Fabric Manager->Alerting-> Fabric Alerts

  • Fabric - the label or identifier of the fabric
  • Switch - the name of the specified switch
  • Zone - the name of the specified zone
  • ZoneSet - the name of the specified zone set
  • ZoneAlias - the zone alias
  • ZoneMember - the name of the specified zone member
  • FromEntity Type - the entity type that originated the specified connection
  • ToEntity Type - the entity type of the target of the specified connection

Fabric Manager->Alerting->Switch Alerts

  • Switch - the label or identifier of the specified switch
  • Port - the label or identifier of the specified port
  • Blade - the label or identifier of the specified blade
  • Device Name - the name of the specified device
  • Current Value - the current value of the specified object
  • Threshold - the specified threshold for this value

Fabric Manager->Alerting->Endpoint Device Alerts

  • Endpoint - the name or identifier of the endpoint device
  • Node - the name or identifier of the specified node
  • Old Version - the previous version of the endpoint device
  • New Version - the new version of the endpoint device