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SCSxx05/SCSxx20 User Guide 4: Configuration
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3. Enter the number (digits) of bytes of data the port will receive
after
which the
SCS will capture log data and send an email regarding this port.
In most cases, the terminal (console) port of your device does not send any
data unless there is an alarm condition. After the SCS receives a small
number of bytes, it can perceive that your device needs some attention. The
SCS contacts your technician via email when that point has been passed,
and the email includes the logged data. A threshold preset at 30 characters
means that as soon as the SCS receives 30 bytes of data, it captures log
data and sends an email regarding this port.
Set EMail Alarm Byte Counter Device Port 1,4,5-7.
Input value for Set Email Alarm Byte Counter Device Port
1,4,5-7.
This number represents how many bytes have to come into the
port before an Email is generated.
Answer: 35
4. Press Enter . The email timer prompt displays.
5. Enter the amount of time, in seconds, for the email to capture data after the
initial byte counter trigger is met. The default is 40 seconds.
Email timer is a time limit of how long, in seconds, the device port will capture
data before closing the log file (with a fixed internal buffer maximum capacity
of 1500 bytes) and sending it as an email message. The SCS sends the data
as the body text in the email message to your predefined recipients.
6. Press Enter . The email ignore timer prompt displays.
7. Enter the number of seconds (digits) for the desired ignore time. The default
is 600 seconds (10 minutes).
This is a period of time,
after
the email message has been sent, for which the
device port will ignore additional characters received. The data will simply be
ignored and not trigger additional alarms until this time elapses.
Note: The email buffer does not collect any additional characters in its buffer
during this ignore time. However, if syslog is also active, the logger still
buffers any data to syslog.
8. Press Enter . The email subject text prompt displays.
9. Delete the default text and enter a subject text appropriate for your site.
The email subject line is pre-defined for each port with its port number. You
can use the email subject to inform the desired recipients of the problem on a
certain server or location (e.g., server location or other classification of your
equipment). This is helpful if the email message goes to the sysadmin's or
service technician's mobile or wireless device (e.g., text messaging via
email).
The message body will contain the ASCII data from the device port for as
long as the sysadmin has indicated the SCS should capture the data.
Set Email Subject Device Port 1,4,5-7.
Answer: This is the subject line for the generated email.