ASAP 2.8 Client Manual

Configuring ASAP
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Notify Control Panel
One use of this option is for web page creation. For example:
1. Specify Notify Rule - OnEachSample.
2. Specify desired Alerts, Scoreboard, and Detail reports.
3. Specify Style - HTML. (Do not select Short.)
4. Specify File such as …/inetpub/wwwroot/Alerts.
5. Specify Refresh - 30 Seconds.
These settings allow ASAP alert and report analysis to be incorporated into web sites.
Configuring multiple profiles with different Notify Rules and report options allows for a
variety of web pages.
Considerations
The value of the Minimum State Change menu on the OSC Property sheet determines
the minimum state that is monitored for alert notification purposes. For example, if the
minimum state change monitored is Critical, only objects with state changes to the
Critical or Down state will cause alert notifications. The Notify button is located on the
OSC property sheet because its actions are directly related to the Minimum State
Change menu setting.
Notify Recipients
To, CC, BCC fields - define the recipients who will receive electronic mail (e-mail)
notifications. These fields all accept comma-separated lists of e-mail addresses to
whom notifications will be mailed, courtesy copied, or blind copied. For example, To
field recipients can be specified as:
To: [e-mail], [e-mail]
If you do not want to receive e-mail notifications but would like notification reports to
automatically appear on your workstation when notify rule conditions are satisfied,
leave the To, CC, and BCC fields blank.
From field - defines the return e-mail address shown in the e-mail or phone alert. If
you are using short messaging, you might want to keep this field short.
Subject field - defines the subject sent with the e-mail or phone alert. If you are using
short text messages, you might want to leave this field blank or keep the subject short.
Priority Drop-Down - defines the priority of the notification message. Standard RFC
821 priorities are used: Normal, Urgent, Non-Urgent. If your notification is an alert, you
probably will want to set the priority to Urgent. (Urgent can expedite transmission, and
mail or wireless viewers might also pay special attention to messages marked Urgent.)
Importance Menu - defines the relative importance of the message. Standard levels of
importance are Low, Medium, and High. If your notification is an alert, you probably will
want to set the importance to High.