Data Center Fabric Manager Enterprise User Manual v10.3.X (53-1001357-01, November 2009)

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Defining the send e-mail action

You can define the content of the e-mail message that occurs when a policy is triggered. You can

only edit actions from the Add Event Policy, Duplicate Event Policy, or Edit Event Policy dialog boxes.

For step-by-step instructions on adding or editing an event policy, refer to “Adding an event policy”

on page 268, “Adding an ISL offline policy” on page 269, “Adding a PM threshold crossed policy”

on page 270, or “Adding a security violation policy” on page 271.

For step-by-step instructions on duplicating an event policy, refer to “Duplicating an event policy” on

page 276, “Duplicating an ISL offline policy” on page 277, “Duplicating a PM threshold crossed

policy” on page 278, or “Duplicating a security violation policy” on page 279.

For step-by-step instructions on editing an event policy, refer to “Editing an event policy” on

page 280, “Editing an ISL offline policy” on page 281, “Editing a PM threshold crossed policy” on

page 282, or “Editing a security violation policy” on page 283.

You must configure the Management application e-mail server before you can define the e-mail

action. For more information, refer to “Configuring e-mail notification” on page 284.

To define the e-mail message, complete the following steps.

1. Select Send E-mail from the Actions list.

2. Click Change.

The Send E-Mail dialog box displays.

3. Enter the e-mail address of the person you want to receive this message when the trigger

occurs in the To field.

4. Enter your e-mail address in the From field.

5. Enter a subject for the e-mail message in the Subject field.

6. Enter a message to be displayed when the policy is triggered in the Message field.

You can enter 256 characters for the e-mail message. The following special characters are not

allowed: ~ ‘ ! @ $ ^ & + = { } [ ] | \ ‘ < > / : “

7. Click OK on the Send E-Mail dialog box.

8. Click OK on the Add, Duplicate, or Edit Event Policy dialog box.