Fujitsu ETERNUS DX S5 Series, Design Manual

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Event Notification
When an error occurs in the ETERNUS DX, the event notification function notifies the event information to the
administrator. The administrator can be informed that an error occurred without monitoring the screen all the
time.
The methods to notify an event are e-mail, SNMP Trap, syslog, remote support, and host sense.
Figure 42 Event Notification
SNMP
manager Mail
server Syslog server
Remote
support
center
REMCS/AIS Connect
Host sense
Server (host)
Syslog SNMP Trap E-mail
ETERNUS DX
The notification methods and levels can be set as required.
The following events are notified.
Table 44 Levels and Contents of Events That Are Notified
Level Level of importance Event contents
Error Maintenance is necessary Component failure, temperature error, end of battery
life, rebuild/copyback, etc.
Warning Preventive maintenance is
necessary Module warning, battery life warning, etc.
Notification (information) Storage system information Component restoration notification, user login/logout,
RAID creation/deletion, storage system power on/off,
firmware update, etc.
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E-Mail
When an event occurs, an e-mail is sent to the specified e-mail address.
The ETERNUS DX supports "AUTH SMTP" and "SMTP over SSL" as user authentication. A method can be
selected from CRAM-MD5, PLAIN, LOGIN, or AUTO which automatically selects one of these methods.
2. Basic Functions
Operation Management/Device Monitoring
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