ID String - Type a string to identify this type
of alert message. This string must be unique within your configuration.
Message format string - Type the
message that you want NFR to send for this type of alert. Use the syntax $(number)
to display inserts, where number indicates the insert to use.
Message severity - Choose the severity of
the message. These allow you to indicate whether a certain message is informational
or indicates that something may be wrong. Valid values are:
Information - A routine system event ocurred.
Warning - Something unusual ocurred.
Error - Something occured that degrades the ability to collect and
record information.
Message destinations - Choose the
facilities to which NFR sends the alerts for this backend. Default facilities
include:
Console output -Select this check box to display the message on the
console of the machine running NFR.
NFR log facility - Select this check box to write the message to the
NFR log file.
NFR acknowledgement system - Select this check box to send the message
to the NFR acknowledgement
system.
NFR tracing only - Select this check box to write the message to the
NFR log file, including source file and line number information.
syslog output - Select this check box to write the message using the
operating systems syslog facility, which usually writes file to /var/log/messages or
/var/adm/messages.
You can add other message facilities
through the Alert Configuration window of the GUI.