Setting up e-mail notification

This task provides step-by-step instructions for configuring IBM® Director to send you e-mail notifications of SAN Volume Controller errors and events.

Prerequisites

If you are not configuring service alert for SAN Volume Controller, you will need to perform steps 1-7 from the "Configuring service alert for SAN Volume Controller" procedure before starting this procedure.

Context

Perform the following steps to set up your e-mail notification:

Steps

  1. Log on to the master console.
  2. From the desktop, double-click the IBM Director Console icon to open the IBM Director console.
  3. Log on to the IBM Director console.
  4. From the IBM Director main panel, click Tasks > Event Action Plan Builder. The Event Action Plan Builder window opens.
  5. From the Event Action Plan Builder window, right-click Simple Event Filter and click New.
  6. A new simple event filter builder window open. Perform the following steps:
    1. In the Event Type tab, ensure that the Any option is not checked.
    2. Expand the tree in the Event Type tab to select the following:

      SNMP.iso.org.dod.internet.private.enterprises.ibm.ibmProd.190

    3. Click File > Save as.
    4. Enter 2145Event as the name of the event filter and click OK.
  7. Click File > Save as.
  8. Enter 2145Event as the name of the event filter and click OK.
  9. Right-click Send an Internet (SMTP) E-mail in the right column of the Event Action Plan Builder window and select Customize.
  10. Enter the following information in the displayed form:
    • Internet E-mail Address. Enter an e-mail address (for example, the e-mail address of the system administrator).
    • Reply to. Enter the e-mail address to which you want replies to be directed.
    • SMTP E-mail server. Enter the name or IP address of the SMTP mail server.
    • SMTP port. Enter the port number through which e-mail is sent to your e-mail server. The default is 25.
    • Subject of Email Message. Enter the following text: 2145 Event Notification.
    • Body of E-mail Message. Enter any information that you want to be sent to the recipient of the e-mail (for example machine location information). The body of the e-mail will also contain all the SNMP trap data containing the details of the event.
  11. Click File > Save As.
  12. Enter 2145EventNot as the name of the e-mail action, and then click OK.
  13. Expand the Event Action Plan > Log All Events hierarchy in the left column of the Event Action Plan window.
  14. Expand the Simple Event Filter hierarchy in the middle column of the Event Action Plan Builder window.
  15. Click Yes in response to any warning pop-up windows that open.
  16. Expand the Send an Internet (SMTP) E-mail hierarchy in the right column of the Event Action Plan Builder window.
  17. Drag the 2145EventNot item from the Send an Internet (SMTP) E-mail hierarchy to the 2145Event item in the leftmost column.
  18. Click Yes in response to any warning pop-up windows that open.
  19. Optionally, enable the action history, which will show a history of all events.
    1. Right click the action plan that you created.
    2. Click Action History.
    3. Click Enable.
  20. Close the Event Action Plan Builder window.
  21. Close the main IBM Director Window.

Parent topic: Setting up service alert for SAN Volume Controller

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