Configuring system settings : Using high availability (HA) : About logging, alert email and SNMP in HA
About logging, alert email and SNMP in HA
To configure logging and alert email, configure the primary unit and enable HA events. When the configuration changes are synchronized to the secondary units, all FortiMail units in the HA group record their own separate log messages and send separate alert email messages. Log data is not synchronized. For details on configuring logging and viewing log messages, see “Logs, reports and alerts”.
 
To distinguish alert email from each member of the HA cluster, configure a different host name for each member. For details, see “Host name”.
To use SNMP, configure each cluster member separately and enable HA events for the community. If you enable SNMP for all units, they can all send SNMP traps. Additionally, you can use an SNMP server to monitor the primary and secondary units for HA settings, such as the HA configured and effective mode of operation. For details on SNMP, see “Configuring the network interfaces”.
 
To aid in quick discovery and diagnosis of network problems, consider configuring SNMP, Syslog, and/or alert email to monitor the HA cluster for failover messages.