Monitoring and Configuration
Check Point 61000 Security System Getting Started Guide R75.40VS for 61000 | 85
Configuring Alerts for SGM and Chassis Events (asg
alert)
Use
asg alert
an interactive wizard to configure alerts for SGM and Chassis events. Chassis
events include hardware failure, recovery, and performance related events, and you can create
other, general events.
An alert is sent when an event occurs, for example, when the value of a hardware resource is
greater than the threshold. The alert message includes the Chassis ID, SGM ID and/or unit ID.
The wizard includes these options:
Option
Description
Full Configuration Wizard Create a new alert
Edit Configuration
Change an existing alert
Show Configuration
Show existing alert configurations
Run Test
Run a test simulation to make sure that the alert works correctly
To create or change an alert:
1.
Run:
> asg alert
2.
Select and configure these parameters as prompted by the wizard:
•
Alert type and related parameters
•
Event type
•
Alert mode
Alert Parameters
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SMS alert parameters
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SMS Provider URL
- Fully qualified URL to your SMS provider.
•
HTTP proxy and port
(optional) – Necessary only if your Security Gateway requires a proxy
server to reach the SMS provider.
•
SMS rate limit
- Maximum number of SMS messages sent per hour. When there are too
many messages, other messages may be combined together in one message.
•
SMS user text
- Custom prefix for SMS messages.
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Email alert configuration
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SMTP server IP
- One or more SMTP servers to which the email alerts are sent.
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Email recipient addresses
- One or more recipient email addresses for each SMTP server.
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Periodic connectivity checks
- Run tests periodically to confirm connectivity with the SNMP
servers. If there is no connectivity, alert messages are saved and sent in one email when
connectivity is restored.
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Interval
- Interval, in minutes, between connectivity tests.
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Sender email address
- Sender email address for email alerts.
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Subject
- Subject header text for the email alert.
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Body text
- User-defined text for the alert message.
