Configuring notification
This section describes steps to configure notification.
To configure notification
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On the Notifier Options panel, specify the mode of notification to be configured and then click Next.
You can configure VCS to generate SNMP (V2) traps on a designated server and send emails to designated recipients in response to certain events.
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If you chose to configure SNMP, specify information about the SNMP console and then click Next.
Do the following:
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Click a field in the SNMP Console column and type the name or IP address of the console.
The specified SNMP console must be MIB 2.0 compliant.
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Click the corresponding field in the Severity column and select a severity level for the console.
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Click the +icon to add a field; click the- icon to remove a field.
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Enter an SNMP trap port. The default value is 162.
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If you chose to configure SMTP, specify information about SMTP recipients and then click Next.
Do the following:
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Type the name of the SMTP server.
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Click a field in the Recipients column and enter a recipient for notification. Enter recipients as admin@example.com.
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Click the corresponding field in the Severity column and select a severity level for the recipient.
VCS sends messages of an equal or higher severity to the recipient.
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Click the +icon to add fields; click the- icon to remove a field.
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On the Notifier Network Card Selection panel, specify the network information and then click Next.
Do the following:
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If the cluster has a ClusterService group configured, you can use the NIC resource configured in that service group or configure a new NIC resource for notification.
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If you choose to configure a new NIC resource, select a network adapter for each node in the cluster.
The wizard lists the public network adapters along with the adapters that were assigned a low priority.
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Review the summary information and choose whether you want to bring the notification resources online when VCS starts and click Configure.
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Click Finish to exit the wizard.
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