Configuring System Alerts

Use System Alerts to configure the appliance to send SNMP traps and e-mail notifications in the event of system-health related events.

About this task

Navigating in Proventia® Manager: Manage System Settings > Appliance > Alerts Settings

Navigating in SiteProtector Management: select the Alerts policy

Procedure
  1. Click the System Alerts tab.
  2. Click an alert tab.
    Option Description
    Bandwidth Utilization These alerts notify you when the appliance's bandwidth exceeds a specific threshold in GB/sec.
    CPU Utilization These alerts notify you when the appliance's CPU exceeds a specified percentage.
    Memory Utilization These alerts notify you when the appliance's memory usage exceeds a specified percentage.
    Disk Utilization These alerts notify you when the appliance's disk usage exceeds a specified percentage.
  3. Select the Enable check box.
  4. Configure the following options:
    Option Action
    • Threshold (gb/sec)
    • CPU usage (%)
    • Memory usage (%)
    • Disk usage (%)
    Specifies a value to trigger an alert if the usage or threshold is or exceeds the number.
    Display on console Enables the alert to appear in the console. In Proventia Manager, go to Logs and Diagnostics > Logs > Alert Logs to view alerts. In the SiteProtector Console, alerts appear on the Analysis tab.
    Send SNMP trap Complete the following steps:
    1. Select the check box.
    2. To use a previously configured SNMP trap, select one from the list, or to configure a new SNMP trap, click the Add icon.
    3. Specify the following options:
      • Name: Type the name of the SNMP trap or response.
      • Manager: Type the IP address where the SNMP Manager is running. The appliance must be able to access the SNMP Host to send SNMP traps.
      • Community: Type the appropriate community name (public or private).
    Send Email Complete the following steps:
    1. Select the check box.
    2. To use a previously configured e-mail, select one from the list or to configure a new e-mail, click the Add icon.
    3. Specify the following options:
      • Name: Type a meaningful name.
      • SMTP Host: Type the mail server (as a fully qualified domain name or IP address). The SMTP Host must be accessible to the appliance to send e-mail notifications.
      • From: Type individual or group e-mail address(es). Separate addresses with commas.
      • To: Type individual recipient or e-mail group(s). Separate addresses with commas.
      • Subject: Type a subject, or select Common Parameters from the list. When you select common parameters, they are populated with the corresponding event information.
      • Body: Type the message body, or select Common Parameters from the list. When you select common parameters, they are populated with the corresponding event information.