Set Up Alert Notifications window

The Alert Notifications window contains the following tabs:

Item

Description

Notification Alert

Displays the destination of the alert notification.

  • Host Report: Sends alerts only to the host(s)

  • All: Sends alerts to all hosts for which SIM report setting is made. Alert destinations are common to Syslog, SNMP, and Email.

Email Tab

The Email tab contains the following features:

Item

Description

Mail Notice

Select whether or not to report failure information through email.

  • Enable: Reports SIM through email.

  • Disable: Does not report SIM through email.

Mail Address (To)

This field is mandatory when you selected Enable in Mail Notice.

  • Add: Adds email addresses. The Add Address window opens

  • Delete: Deletes the selected email address. You can select more than one email address.

Mail Address (From)

Enter the source address of the email for failure information report.

You can use a name of up to 255 characters.

Usable characters: Alphanumeric characters and symbols (! # $ % & ` + - * / ' ^ { } _ . )

This field is mandatory when you selected Enable in Mail Notice.

Mail Address (Reply - To)

Specify the return email address. If you specify this address, return email from the email recipient is transmitted to the address. If you omit this address, return email from the email recipient is transmitted to Mail Address (From).You can use a name of up to 255 characters.Usable characters: Alphanumeric characters and symbols (! # $ % & ` + - * / ' ^ { } _ . )

Mail Server Setting - Email Server

Enter the Email server information. You cannot set an IP address with all 0s.

  • Identifier: To specify a host name, select Identifier. You can enter a name of up to 63 characters.

  • IPv4: To set an IPv4 address, select IPv4, and enter four numbers within the range of 0 to 255.

Example: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (X indicates a numeral)

  • IPv6: To set an IPv6 address, select IPv6, and enter eight hexadecimal alphanumeric characters within the range of 0 to FFFF. You can also use an abbreviated-format IPv6 address.

Example: YYYY:YYYY:YYYY:YYYY:YYYY:YYYY:YYYY:YYYY (Y indicates a hexadecimal digit)This field is mandatory when you select Enable in Mail Notice.

Mail Server Setting - SMTP Authentication

Select whether or not to perform SMTP authentication.

  • Enable: Performs SMTP authentication.

  • Disable: Does not perform SMTP authentication.

When you select Enable, enter values in Account and Password.

You can use a name of up to 255 characters.Usable characters are: Alphanumeric characters and symbols (! # $ ` + - * ' { } _ . ) This field is mandatory when you select Enable in Mail Notice.

Syslog Tab

The Syslog tab contains the following information:

Item

Description

Transfer Protocol

Select the protocol for Syslog transfer.

  • NTLS1.2/RFC5424

  • UDP/RFC3164

Primary Server

Select whether or not to use the Syslog Server.

  • Enable: Reports SIM to the Syslog Server through Syslog

  • Disable: Does not report SIM to the Syslog Server through Syslog

Primary Server -

Syslog Server

Enter the IP address of the server that you want to set as the Syslog Server. You cannot set an address with all zeros.

  • To set an IPv4 address, select IPv4, and enter four numbers within the range of 0 to 255.

Example: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (X indicates a numeral)

  • To set an IPv6 address, select IPv6, and enter eight hexadecimal alphanumeric characters within the range of 0 to FFFF. You can also use an abbreviated-format IPv6 address.

Example: YYYY:YYYY:YYYY:YYYY:YYYY:YYYY:YYYY:YYYY (Y indicates a hexadecimal digit)

Use this field only when you select Enable in Primary Server.

Primary Server - Port Number

Enter the port number used by the Syslog Server. Use this field only when you selected Enable in Primary Server.

Primary Server - Client Certificate File Name

Specify a certificate file. Click Browse and specify the certificate file. Use this field only when you select TLS1.2/RFC5424) in Transfer Protocol and selected Enable in Primary Server. Note the following:

  • This field is mandatory when it is activated.

  • If you leave the certificate field blank when you apply settings for the second time or later, the certificate that was updated the last time is used.

Primary Server - Password

Enter a password for the client certificate. Passwords can contain up to 128 alphanumeric characters and the following symbols: (!(! # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~)

Use this field only when you specified Client Certificate File Name.

Primary Server - Root Certificate File Name

Specify a certificate file. Click Browse and specify the certificate file.

Use this field only when you select TLS1.2/RFC5424 in Transfer Protocol and selected Enable in Primary Server.

  • This field is mandatory when it is activated.

  • If you leave the certificate field blank when you apply settings for the second time or later, the certificate that was updated the last time is used.

Secondary Server

Select whether or not to use an alternate server for the syslog server.

  • Enable: Reports a SIM to the alternate syslog server through Syslog.

  • Disable: Does not report a SIM to the alternate server for the syslog server through Syslog.

Secondary Server - Syslog Server

Enter the IP address of the server that you want to set as the Syslog Server. You cannot set an address with all 0s.

  • To set an IPv4 address, select IPv4, and enter four numbers within the range of 0 to 255.

Example: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX (X indicates a numeral)

  • To set an IPv6 address, select IPv6, and enter eight hexadecimal alphanumeric characters within the range of 0 to FFFF. You can also use an abbreviated-format IPv6 address.

Example: YYYY:YYYY:YYYY:YYYY:YYYY:YYYY:YYYY:YYYY (Y indicates a hexadecimal digit)Use this field only when you select Enable in the secondary server.

Secondary Server - Port Number

Enter the port number used by the alternate syslog server . Use this field only when you selected Enable in Secondary Server.

Secondary Server - Client Certificate File Name

Specify a certificate file. Click Browse and specify the certificate file. Use this field only when you select TLS1.2/RFC5424 in Transfer Protocol and selected Enable in the secondary server.

  • This field is mandatory when it is activated.

  • If you leave the certificate field blank when you apply settings for the second time or later, the certificate that was updated the last time is used.

Secondary Server - Password

Enter a password for the client certificate. Passwords can contain up to 128 alphanumeric characters and the following symbols: (!(! # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~)

Use this field only when you specify the client certificate file name.

Secondary Server - Root Certificate File Name

Specify a certificate file. Click Browse and specify the certificate file.

Use this field only when you select TLS1.2/RFC5424 in Transfer Protocol and selected Enable in the secondary server.

  • This field is mandatory when it is activated.

  • If you leave the certificate field blank when you apply settings for the second time or later, the certificate that was updated the last time is used.

Location Identification Name

Enter a name for identification of the storage system for which SIM is transferred to the syslog server. Names can contain up to 32 alphanumeric characters and the following symbols: (! # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~)

Spaces are not allowed. This field is mandatory when Primary Server or Secondary Server are enabled.

Retry

Displays the retry setting

  • Enable: Retry when communication with syslog server fails

  • Disable: Does not retry when communication with syslog server fails

Retry Interval

Enter a value between 1 and 60 (seconds) as the retry interval when communication with the Syslog Server fails. The default is 1.Use this field only when you selected TLS1.2/RFC5424 in Transfer Protocol.

SNMP Tab

The following table describes the fields and settings in the SNMP tab.

Item

Description

Trap Destination

Displays the community name and IP address for which SNMP trap is reported, in Registered Address table.

  • Community: Displays the community name for which SNMP trap is reported.

  • IP Address: Displays the IP address of the SNMP Manager for which an SNMP trap is set.

  • Add: Adds an SNMP trap. The Add SNMP Trap window opens.

  • Delete: Deletes the selected community.

SNMP Agent

Displays when the SNMP agent is used

  • Enable: Retry when communication with syslog server fails

  • Disable: Does not retry when communication with syslog server fails

SNMP Agent - SNMP Managers

Displays when the SNMP agent is used

  • IP Address: Displays the IP address of the SNMP Manager.

  • Add: Adds an SNMP Manager. The Add SNMP Manager window opens

  • Delete: Deletes the selected SNMP Manager

System Group Information - Storage System Name

Enter the storage system name. You can enter up to 180 alphanumeric characters excluding these symbols: \ , / ; : * ? ” < > | & % ^This field is mandatory.

System Group Information - Contact

Enter the administrator's name or contact information.Names can contain up to 180 alphanumeric characters excluding the following symbols (\ , / ; : * ? " < > | & % ^).

System Group Information - Location

Specify a location of the storage system. Names can contain up to 180 alphanumeric characters excluding the following symbols (\ , / ; : * ? " < > | & % ^).