Use this window to determine how the person responsible for managing the system is to be notified in case of a warning or critical/failure alert.
System Tree Selection | Tab | Subtab | User Privileges |
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View | Manage | |||
System | Alert Management | Alert Actions | P, A |
P, A |
U=User; P=Power User; A=Administrator; NA=Not Applicable. For more details on user privilege levels, see "Privilege Levels in the Server Administrator GUI."
You can set alert actions because Server Administrator allows you to decide before an event occurs how you want to notify the persons responsible for managing the system that a significant event has occurred.
For an in-depth explanation of the terminology used in classifying events that affect system components, see "Event Type Definitions and Component Health." Click here for specific information about setting alert actions for systems running the Red Hat® Linux operating system.
When you click the Alert Management tab and the Alert Actions subtab for any component, you can view the Alert Actions dialog box. The Alert Actions dialog box displays any alert actions that may have already been configured for an event. The available alert actions are the same for all events that you can configure. You can beep the system speaker, cause a message to be displayed on a console screen, broadcast an alert dialog box that displays on the consoles of all users with drives mapped to the system, or execute an application program that intervenes or takes some other action in response to the event.
If you are logged in to Server Administrator as a Power User or Administrator, the Alert Actions subtab is available in several locations. For a summary of all the alert actions you can set for components, perform the following steps:
Select System from the System Tree in the left-hand pane of the Server Administrator home page (the home page is the window that appears first when you log in to Server Administrator).
Under the Alert Management tab, click the Alert Actions subtab.
The Alert Actions window appears, listing all of the event types and components for which you can configure alert actions.
Click any underlined item under the Event field.
Another window appears called the Set Alert Actions for <Event Name>; for example, Set Alert Actions for Power Supply Critical.
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NOTE: Events for components that are not present on your system do not appear. The list of events below covers possible configurations. |
The table below summarizes the windows in Server Administrator where you can access Alert Actions for various event types.
System Tree Selection | Tab | Subtab | Window |
System | Alert Management | Alert Actions | Set Alert Actions for Power Supply Critical
Set Alert Actions for Temperature Probe Warning Set Alert Actions for Temperature Probe Failure Set Alert Actions for Fan Probe Warning Set Alert Actions for Fan Probe Detects a Failure Set Alert Actions for Voltage Probe WarningSet Alert Actions for Voltage Probe Failure Set Alert Actions for Current Probe Warning Set Alert Actions for Current Probe Failure Set Alert Actions for Chassis Intrusion Detected Set Alert Actions for Redundancy Degraded Set Alert Actions for Redundancy Lost Set Alert Actions for Memory PrefailureSet Alert Actions for Memory Failure |
Main System Chassis | |||
Currents | Alert Management | Alert Actions | Set Alert Actions for Current Probe Warning Set Alert Actions for Current Probe Failure |
Fans | Alert Management | Alert Actions | Set Alert Actions for Fan Probe Warning
Set Alert Actions for Fan Probe Detects a Failure |
Intrusion | Alert Management | Alert Actions | Set Alert Actions for Chassis Intrusion Detected |
Memory | Alert Management | Alert Actions | Set Alert Actions for Memory Prefailure Set Alert Actions for Memory Failure |
Power Supply | Alert Management | Alert Actions | Set Alert Actions for Power Supply Critical
Set Alert Actions for Redundancy Degraded Set Alert Actions for Redundancy Lost |
Temperatures | Alert Management | Alert Actions | Set Alert Actions for Temperature Probe Warning
Set Alert Actions for Temperature Probe Failure |
Voltages | Alert Management | Alert Actions | Set Alert Actions for Voltage Probe Warning
Set Alert Actions for Voltage Probe Failure |
An alert action is an action that you can specify for your system to take when specified conditions are met. For example, if a fan probe on your system reads a fan RPM of 300, and if your minimum warning threshold value for that fan probe is 600 RPM, then your system generates a fan probe warning. Alert action settings determine how persons are notified of this event. For temperature, voltage, and current probe readings that fall within the warning or failure range, you can also configure alert actions.
When a warning or critical/failure event occurs, Server Administrator offers several ways to alert the persons responsible for monitoring and managing your system. Each configurable component has a Set Alert Actions for window. You can select more than one action for each event type, such as voltage failure, memory prefailure, or chassis intrusion. Click the check box for each action you want to enable for a given event type.
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NOTE: When Server Administrator is running on a system running the Novell® NetWare® 5 operating system, alert messages display on the system console. |
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NOTE: When Server Administrator is running on a system running the Novell NetWare 6 operating system, alert messages display on the logger screen (screen number 2). |
When you install Server Administrator, all alert actions are disabled by default. A Power User or Administrator can enable selected actions.
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NOTE: Your system may not be equipped with a speaker. Check your system documentation before enabling Beep speaker on the server. |
Beep speaker on the server |
Enables your system's beep speaker. When enabled, the speaker on the system from which you are running Server Administrator beeps. |
Display an alert message on the server | Enables your system's console alert. When enabled, the monitor attached to the system from which you are running Server Administrator displays a visual alert message. |
Broadcast a message | Enables a message or alert to be broadcast to all
users that have drives mapped to the system. You can dismiss an alert message that you have read. On systems running Microsoft® Windows® operating systems, click OK to dismiss the alert. On systems running Novell NetWare platforms, messages appear at the bottom of the screen. Press <Ctrl> and then <Enter> to dismiss the message. On systems running Red Hat Linux platforms, press <Ctrl><C> to dismiss the alert. |
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NOTICE: When running Server Administrator on a system running the Red Hat Linux operating system, you cannot execute an application that requires X Windows to be running. |
Execute application | Execute an application program. You must supply
the name of the executable and its fully qualified path on your system. When enabled, Server Administrator executes the program you specify to diagnose, solve, or otherwise intervene and take corrective action. An example application is a program that pages persons responsible for administering the system. |
Absolute path to the application | If you select this check box, you must enter the fully qualified path and filename of the application you want to execute in case of an event for the component described in this window. |
Prints the contents of the window's data area using the default printer for your system. | |
E-mails the contents of this window to your designated recipient. See the Server Administrator User's Guide for instructions about configuring your simple mail transport protocol (SMTP) server. | |
Set to Default | Sets all actions to Server Administrator recommended defaults for this particular event type. |
Clear All | Starts over. Erases all selected alert actions for this event type. |
Refresh | Redraws the screen. |
Go Back to Alert Actions Page | Returns to the previous page. |
Apply Changes | Applies changes that you have made from the Set Actions for window. |