Alert Message Configuration

Window Options

  • 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.