Viewing Alerts
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Viewing Alerts

Using the GUI, you can view recent alerts sent by built-in and user sources to the following alert facilities:

  • NFR_FAC_NFRLOG
  • NFR_FAC_ACK
  • NFR_FAC_TRACE (if the alert monitor was started with the -t option)

»To view alerts:

  1. From within the GUI, click the Alerts tab.
  2. Use the options to restrict the dates and times of the alerts that you want to see.
  3. Click Reload.

»To add comments to alerts:

  1. From within the GUI, click the Alerts tab.
  2. Click Unacknowledged or Acknowledged.
  3. Select the alert for which you want to add a comment.
  4. Click Comments.
  5. Add a comment about the alert, such as what you plan to do or whether this is an unusual occurrence. This saves the comment with the alert, along with the user name and IP address of the machine that added the comment.

»To view the history of an alert:

  1. From within the GUI, click the Alerts tab.
  2. Click Unacknowledged or Acknowledged.
  3. Select the alert for which you want to view the history.
  4. Click History.  The Alert History window displays.

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