Configuring notification

Last published : Aug 05, 2026
This topic describes how to configure the notifier resource.
To configure notification
  1. On the Notifier Options panel, specify the mode of notification to be configured and 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.
  1. If you chose to configure SNMP, specify information about the SNMP console and click Next.
Configure the SNMP console as follows:
  • 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.
  • Click the corresponding field in the Severity column and select a severity level for the console.
  • Click +to add a field; click- to remove a field.
  • Enter an SNMP trap port. The default value is 162.
  1. If you chose to configure SMTP server, specify information about SMTP recipients and click Next.
Configure the SMTP server as follows:
  • Type the name of the SMTP server.
  • Click a field in the Recipients column and enter a recipient for notification. Enter recipients as admin@example.com.
  • 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.
  • Click +to add fields; click- to remove a field.
  1. On the Notifier Network Card Selection panel, specify the network information and click Next.
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Specify the network information on the Notifier Network Card Selection panel as follows:
  • If the cluster has a ClusterService service group configured, you can use the NIC resource configured in the service group or configure a new NIC resource for notification.
  • If you choose to configure a new NIC resource, select a network adapter for each node in the cluster. Note that the wizard lists the public network adapters along with the adapters that were assigned a low priority.
  1. Review the summary information and choose whether you want to bring the notification resources online when VCS is started and click Configure.
  2. If you are done with the configuration, click Finish to exit the wizard.