Chapter 12: Logging and Reporting > Configuring alert email settings

Configuring alert email settings

You can configure alerts to be sent based on either event categories or event severities. See Configuring an SMTP mail server for information on how to set up the connection to the mail server.

Before you begin:

To configure alert email settings:
  1. Go to Log & Report > Log Setting > Alert Mail.
  2. Complete the configuration as described in Table 127.
  3. Save the configuration.

 Table 127:   Alert mail configuration
Settings Guidelines
By Category
By Category Select this option to send alerts that match the specified categories. If you do not select this option, alerts are sent based on event severity.
Category Select the events for which alerts are sent:
  • HA
  • Admin
  • Configuration
  • Disk
  • Health Check
  • SSL Certificates Expire
By Log Level
Log Level Select the lowest severity for which alerts are sent:

  • Emergency—The system has become unstable.
  • Alert—Immediate action is required.
  • Critical—Functionality is affected.
  • Error—An error condition exists and functionality could be affected.
  • Warning—Functionality might be affected.
  • Notification—Information about normal events.
  • Information—General information about system operations.
  • Debug—Detailed information about the system that can be used to troubleshoot unexpected behavior.

For example, if you select Error, the system sends alerts with level Error, Critical, Alert, and Emergency. If you select Alert, the system sends alerts with level Alert and Emergency.
General Settings
Interval If identical alerts are occurring continuously, select the interval between each email that will be sent while the event continues.
From Sender email address used in alert email.
Recipient
Recipient Click the Recipient tab and then click Add to display the configuration editor.
Name Recipient name to appear in alert email.
Mail To Recipient email address.