Alert Configuration Window
Built-in Sources
Built-in sources are integral parts of NFR that generate alerts. Do not modify
these settings.
- Main window - Displays the names of the alert sources.
- Alert source name - Select an alert source in the main window and type
a name for this built-in source. NFR writes this name as the alert source in log
files and displays this name as the source when delivering or displaying alerts.
- Alert source description - Select an alert source in the main window
and type a description for this built-in source.
User Sources
User Sources are items within NFR, such as backends, that can generate alerts.
You can add, modify, and delete these items as sources of alerts.
- Main window - Displays the names of alert sources.
- Alert source name - Select an alert source in the main window and type
a source name.
- Alert source description - Select an alert source in the main window
and type a description.
- New - Click this button to display the Add Alert Source window.
This window allow you to create a new source that generates alerts.
- ID String - Type a string for this alert source. This name must
be unique within NFR.
- Alert source name - Type a name for this alert source. NFR writes
this name as the alert source in log files and displays this name as the source when
delivering or displaying alerts.
- Alert source description - Type a description for this alert source.
This description is for your use to help you remember why you created this alert
source.
- Add - Click this button to save your new alert source. To have
NFR use your alert source, you must apply your change.
Built-in Messages
Built-in Messages are the text messages and the destinations for alerts sent by
built-in sources. Do not modify these settings.
User Messages
User Messages are the text messages and the destinations for alerts sent by items
within NFR, such as backends. You can add, modify, and delete the messages and
destinations.these items as sources of alerts.built-in sources. Do not modify these
settings.
- Message type: Choose the type of alerts that you want to
configure. Valid values are:
- alertd controls
- General alerts
- Process alerts
- i/o alerts
- alertd internal alerts
- NFRD internal alerts
- spacemand internal alerts
- Main window - Displays message
definitions.
- Message format string - Select a message type in the main window, and
type the message.
- Message severity - Select a message type in the main window, and choose
the message severity.
- Message destinations - Select a message type in the main window, and
choose the message destinations.
- New - Click this button to display the Add Alert Message window.
This window allows you to create a new type of message:
- Test - Click this button to send a sample alert. NFR uses
NFR_ALERTD_TEST as the source and the message and destination that you have configured.
Destinations are the facilities that handle alert messages.
- Main window - Displays the names of facilities.
- Display name - Select a destination from the main window, and type the
name that the NFR GUI displays for this destination.
- Properties - Click this button to display the properties for the
destination.
- New - Click this button to display the Add Facility window. This
window allows you to create a new type of facility:
- ID String - Type a string to identify this facility. This string
must be unique within your configuration.
- Display Name - Type the name that the NFR GUI displays for this
destination.
- Facility type - Choose the type of system to which this facility sends
alerts. Default values include:
- mail - Indicates that this facility sends electronic mail.
- pager - Indicates that this facility sends a page.
- fax - Indicates that this facility sends a fax.
- generic - Indicates that this facility performs some other type of
processing.
- Add - Click this button to save your alert facility.
Apply
Click this button to make your changes take effect.
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