HP Systems Insight Manager 6.3 User Guide

8 Automatic event handling
Automatic event handling enables you to define an action that Systems Insight Manager performs
when an event is received. Users who want to access this feature must have administrative rights.
• Managing Tasks
Enables you to view definitions, copy tasks, edit tasks, view task results, disable or enable
tasks, or delete existing Automatic Event Handling tasks.
• Creating a New Task
Enables you to create a new Automatic Event Handling task. Select Options→Events→Automatic
Event Handling→New Task.
• E-mail Settings
Enables you to set up the various e-mail settings needed because of an event action. You can
access the E-mail Settings page using one of the following methods:
◦ Select Options→Events→Automatic Event Handling→E-mail Settings.
◦ From the Systems Insight Manager introductory page, click e-mail in the Do this now to
finish the installation section.
E-mails are sent to alert users about problems. Ask your e-mail administrator to verify whether
you need the following information:
◦ SMTP host name of the outgoing mail server, such as mail.company.com. This server
receives the mail messages from Systems Insight Manager and begins routing them to
the recipient.
◦ The name of the management server e-mail address. This address appears in the From
field of any e-mail sent from Systems Insight Manager. The user can be a system name.
Enter the full domain address in the form [e-mail], as the sender.
NOTE: Some e-mail systems require a valid From user before they accept the message. HP
suggests that a valid e-mail account be used for this purpose.
• Modem Settings
Enables you to set up a modem to use for alphanumeric paging. Before you send a page from
the Systems Insight Manager server, set up the modem on the server. Be sure you know the
COM port used by the modem to send the page.
This feature is available to users with administrative rights only and is available only when
the Systems Insight Manager CMS is installed on Windows.
You can access the Modem Settings for Paging page using one of the following methods:
◦ Select Options→Events→Automatic Event Handling→Modem Settings.
◦ From the Systems Insight Manager introductory page, click paging in the Do this now to
finish the installation section.
Access the Automatic Event Handling page to edit or delete an existing rule by clicking Automatic
Event Handling in the Do this now to finish the installation section of the Systems Insight Manager
introductory page.
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