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To locate specific alerts, you may specify parameters to query the list of alerts. Users can also
search alert messages through a query analyzer. The query parameters include occurrence period,
IP address, event type, severity level and read status.
To query an alert (for all users):
1.
Click the
Alerts
tab.
2.
In the Alert Viewer area, select
Show Alert Query
.
3.
In the Alert Query area, specify the following parameters for the query:
a.
In the Period From and To fields, type the date range for the alerts you wish to be included
in the query results. The default value of the To field is the current date.
b.
From the IP address drop-down menu, select either
All
or a specific IP address for the
target devices you wish to be included in the query results.
c.
From the Event Type drop-down menu, select the type of event(s) you wish to be included
in the query results:
All
,
Unspecified
,
Threshold
,
Generic
,
Sensor-specific
or
OEM
.
d.
From the Severity drop-down menu, select the severity of the alerts you wish to be
included in the query results:
All
,
Specified
,
Monitor
,
Information
,
OK, Non-Critical
,
Critical
or
Non-Recoverable
.
e.
From the Read Status drop-down menu, select the read status of the alerts you wish to be
included in the query results:
All
,
Read
or
Unread
.
4.
Click
Query
to search the alerts. The qualifying alerts will be displayed in a list below the Alert
Query area.
To set an alert as read (for Admin users only):
1.
Click the
Alerts
tab.
2.
From the list, select the unread alerts you wish to modify.
3.
Click
Set Selected Read
to mark the selected alerts as read. The alerts change from red to black
text to indicate the read status.
To delete an alert (for Admin users only):
1.
Click the
Alerts
tab.
2.
From the list, select the alerts you wish to delete.
3.
Click
Delete Selected
to remove the alerts from the Alerts Viewer list.
Setting an alert action
You may create an alert action by configuring action parameters to your specifications. You may
also configure the MergePoint 5200 SP manager to send emails, MSN messages or Yahoo!
messages to specific users, or forward SNMP messages to specific target devices once an
alert occurs.
Before creating an alert action, configure the action settings to allow for alert notifications.
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