Adding Notification Forwarding

You can use Cisco DCNM Web Client to add and remove notification forwarding for system messages.

Cisco DCNM Web Client forwards fabric events through e-mail or SNMPv1 traps.

Note     Test forwarding will only work for the licensed fabrics.

  1. From the menu bar, choose Admin > Events > Forwarding.
  2. The events forwarding scope, the recipient email address, severity of the event and type of the event is displayed. The description Regex field is applicable only when the forwarding source is selected as Syslog while adding the events forwarder.
  3. Select the Enable checkbox to enable events forwarding.
  4. Specify the SMTP Server details and the From e-mail address. Click Apply to save the configuration or in the Apply and Test icon, use the drop-down to select the fabric and click Apply and Test to save and test the configuration.
  5. Select the Snooze checkbox and specify the Start date and time and the End date and time. Click Apply to save the configuration.
  6. Click the Add Forwarder icon.

    7. You see the Add Notification dialog box.

  7. In the Forwarding Method, choose either E-Mail or Trap. If you choose Trap, a Port field is added to the dialog box.
  8. In the Address field, enter the IP address.
  9. From the Scope drop-down list, choose the fabric or LAN group for notification.
  10. In the Source field select DCNM or Syslog.

    11. If you select DCNM, then:

  11. In the VSAN Scope, choose either All or List.
  12. From the Type drop-down list, choose an event type.
  13. Check the Storage Ports Only check box to select only the storage ports.
  14. From the Minimum Severity drop-down list, select the severity level of the messages to receive.
  15. Click Add to add the notification.

    16. If you select Syslog, then:

  16. In the Facility list, select the syslog facility.
  17. Specify the syslog Type.
  18. In the Description Regex field, specify a description that needs to be matched with the event description.
  19. From the Minimum Severity drop-down list, select the severity level of the messages to receive.
  20. Click Add to add the notification.

    21. Note     The minimum Severity option is available only if the Event Type is set to All.

    The traps sent by Cisco DCNM correspond to the severity type followed by a text description: 

    trap type(s) = 40990 (emergency) 40991 (alert) 40992 (critical) 40993 (error) 40994 
(warning) 40995 (notice) 40996 (info) 40997 (debug)textDescriptionOid = 1, 3, 6, 1, 4, 1, 
9, 9, 40999, 1, 1, 3, 0

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