DCFM Enterprise User Manual (53-1001775-01, June 2010)

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Filtering event notifications

The application provides notification of many different types of SAN events. If a user wants to

receive notification of certain events, you can filter the events specifically for that user.

NOTE

The e-mail filter in the Management application is overridden by the firmware e-mail filter. When the

firmware determines that certain events do not receive e-mail notification, an e-mail is not sent for

those events even when the event type is added to the Selected Events table in the Define Filter

dialog box. See “Setting up advanced event filtering for the Master Log” on page 254 for more

information.

To configure event notifications, use the instructions in “Configuring e-mail notification” on

page 274.

Syslog forwarding

NOTE

Syslog messages are only available on Fabric OS devices and Brocade HBAs (managed using the

HCM Agent).

Syslog forwarding is the process by which you can configure the Management application to send

Syslog messages to other computers. Switches only send the Syslog information through port 514;

therefore, if port 514 is being used by another application, you must configure the Management

application to listen on a different port. Then you must configure another Syslog server to listen for

Syslog messages and forward the messages to the Management application Syslog listening port.

Brocade HBAs only send the Syslog information through port 514; therefore, if port 514 is being

used by another application, you the management application cannot send Syslog messages to

another computer.

Syslog messages are persisted in the database. You can view the Syslog messages from the

Management application. However, the Management application does not convert the Syslog

messages into event objects except for the audit syslog messages.

For more information about Syslog forwarding, refer to “Syslog forwarding” on page 283.