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Configuring notification groups
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Configuring notification groups
NOTE:
You must also configure Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server settings if you want to send
alerts as email messages, as described in this procedure. For more information on setting email server
.
Notification groups let you define sets of specific events for which users are alerted, and the manner in which that
notification takes place. You can configure alerts to be sent by the following methods:
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By email
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In the Windows event log
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Using syslogd
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Using toast alerts
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Using alerts
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Using SNMP trap
You can configure more than one notification group with different notification parameters.
Notification groups can be set at the Core level, or for each specific protected machine.
Complete the steps in this procedure to configure notification groups for alerts.
1. Do one of the following:
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To set notifications at the Core level, from the icon bar, click (More), and then select Notifications.
The Notifications page appears.
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To set notifications for a specific protected machine, do the following:
1. From the Protected Machines menu, click the machine for which you want to specify notifications.
The Custom Notification Groups page appears.
2. In the Summary page of the protected machine, from the More drop-down menu, select
Notifications.
The Custom Notification Groups page appears.
2. Click Add Group
The Add Notification Group dialog box appears.
Notification groups let you define sets of specific events for which users are alerted, and the manner in
which that notification takes place. You can configure alerts to be sent by the following methods:
The Add Notification Group dialog box contains a general description area and two tabs:
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Enable Alerts
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Notification Options
3. In the general description area, enter the basic information for the notification group, as described in the
following table.
Option
Description
Name
Enter a name for the event notification group. This
information is required.
CAUTION:
The value you enter for the
notification group name cannot be changed
later.
