Switch Alerts page

Switch alerts allow you to set alert specifications that help you track changes to SAN switches. Click the Alert page on the Create Switch Alerts page to specify the conditions for triggering a specific alert, and the actions that will be taken when that alert is triggered.

Triggering Conditions

You can specify the following conditions for triggering a switch alert:

Switch State Changes

Changes to the state of the switch.

Switch Property Changes

Changes to one or more of the properties of the switch device.

Switch Status Change Offline

The status of the switch has changed to Offline.

Switch Status Change Online

The status of the switch has changed to Online.

Switch Version Change

The version of the switch has changed.

Switch Blade Change

A blade in the switch has changed.

Switch Blade Change Offline

A blade in the switch has changed to Offline.

Switch Blade Change Online

A blade in the switch has changed to Online.

Field Descriptions

Field Name

Description

Creator

Displays the creator of the alert job.

Name

Displays the name of the alert job you are editing. The default is unnamed. When you save the alert job, you will be prompted for a new name.

Description

Specify a description for the alert job you are editing.

Enabled

Select this option to enable the job.

Triggered Actions

Field Name Description

SNMP Trap

Check this box to generate an SNMP trap message to any NMS, console, or terminal to indicate the occurrence of an alert.

Login Notification

Check this box to indicate that alerts should appear to the specified user upon logging in to the system.

Login ID

Indicate the ID of the user who will receive alert notifications upon logging in to the system.

Windows Event Log, Unix Syslog (UNIX)

Check this box to indicate that alerts will be recorded to the OS Event Log.

Event Type (Windows Event Log only)

Indicate the type of event that will be recorded to the Windows Event Log.

Facility (UNIX Syslog only)

Select where the UNIX Syslog will be sent. You can select User or Local.

Level (UNIX Syslog only)

Select the level of UNIX Syslog event. You can select Informational, Notice, Warning, Error, Critical, or Alert.

Run Scripts

Check this box to run a script in response to the triggering condition for the alert. Press Define. The Specify Script dialog box appears, enabling you to specify a script to run and the computer on which to run.

Email

Check this box to indicate that alert notifications will be sent via email to the specified email addresses. When you check this box, the following fields become active.

Email Recipients

Use this section to view, add, and delete email addresses for the alert notification. Use the top box in the section to enter the email addresses you want to include for the alert notification. The bottom box displays the email addresses already associated with the alert notification.

Add

Click this button to add an email address you enter in the Email Recipients field.

Del

Click this button to delete the email address you highlight in the Email Recipients list box.

Edit Email

Click this button to edit the text of the email alert notification on the Edit Text of the Email Message. See the Edit Text of the Email Message topic for information about this window.

See Alerting - Overview for more information.