RAIDWatch User's Manual

RAIDWatch User’s Manual
4.4 Event Notification Settings
4.4.1 Configuration Client Notification Methods
Configuration Client provides the following methods for sending
notifications: SNMP traps, email, LAN broadcast, fax, SMS, and MSN
Messenger. Some notification methods, such as the connection to a fax
machine, require Windows MAPI support on the servers used as the
Configuration Client platform.
To configure the Event Notification (previous NPC) settings, select
Module Config from the right-hand side of GUI screen. Scroll down the
pull-down menus to create or modify various notification methods.
There are seven notification methods listed in the pull-down menus.
Along with seven different means of informing RAID managers that an
event has occurred (fax, broadcast, email, SNMP traps, SMS, and MSN
messenger), the severity level of events to be sent via these notification
methods can also be configured.
4.4.2 Event Severity Levels
You may select a severity level for every notification method using the
Event Severity Level setting. Each level determines events of what
severity level(s) are to be sent to a receiver. See Table 4-1 for severity
level descriptions.
Level
Description
1 All severity levels
2 Two levels: Warning and Alert
3 Only the most serious events: Alert messages
Table 4-1: Levels of Notification Severity
The event security level can be set during notification function setting. If
you wish to modify the security levels for any notification setting, rightclick
on the Severity section in the lower level of Configuration screen.
Select Edit common to view the Edit dialog box. (See Figure 4-23)
Select the desired severity level in the Severity pull-down menu. (See
Figure 4-28) Once the severity level is selected, click OK to exit the
dialog box.
Right-click in the
Severity section
Figure 4-23: Editing the Severity Level
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