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Configuring Notifications 3 Configuring SNMP Notifications In environments in which you have a high number of messages (for example, hundreds per day) coming from a variety of switches, you might want to receive them in a single location and view them using a graphical user interface (GUI). In this type of scenario, SNMP notifications might be the most efficient notification method. You can avoid having to log on to each switch individually as you would have to do for error log notifications. SNMP notifications are configured using snmpMibCapSet, and within Fabric Watch, using alarms. See "Step 3: Configure Alarms" on page 3-10 for details about setting alarms. For details about SNMP configuration, including traps, see the agtCfgSet and snmpConFig commands in the Fabric OS Command Reference and the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. Configuring API Notifications In the Brocade Fabric OS API, notifications are triggered programatically. The Brocade Fabric OS API is an application programming interface (API) that provides the method for any application to access critical information about a Brocade SAN. Using Fabric OS API, an application can query or control individual switches or the entire fabric. You can also configure API notifications using the Brocade Fabric OS API. Configuring Port Log Lock Actions Port Log Lock freezes in time the port log dump output if an event is triggered. See "Step 3: Configure Alarms" on page 3-10 for details about configuring port log lock actions. See Chapter 1, "Fabric Watch Concepts" for more details about port log lock. Configuring E-mail Notifications In environments where it is critical that you are notified about errors quickly, you might want to use email notifications. With e-mail notifications, you can be notified of serious errors via e-mail or a pager, so you can react quickly. To configure e-mail notifications in a telnet session, enter the fwMailCfg command at the prompt. The fwMailcfg menu, shown in Figure 3-11, appears. 1 : Show Mail Configuration Information 2 : Disable Email Alert 3 : Enable Email Alert 4 : Send Test Mail 5 : Set Recipient Mail Address for Email Alert 6 : Quit Select an item => : (1..6) [6] Figure 3-11 fwMailcfg Menu Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000243-01 3-17

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Fabric Watch Administrator’s Guide
3-17
Publication Number: 53-1000243-01
Configuring Notifications
3
Configuring SNMP Notifications
In environments in which you have a high number of messages (for example, hundreds per day) coming
from a variety of switches, you might want to receive them in a single location and view them using a
graphical user interface (GUI). In this type of scenario, SNMP notifications might be the most efficient
notification method. You can avoid having to log on to each switch individually as you would have to do
for error log notifications.
SNMP notifications are configured using
snmpMibCapSet
, and within Fabric Watch, using alarms.
See
“Step 3: Configure Alarms”
on page 3-10 for details about setting alarms.
For details about SNMP configuration, including traps, see the
agtCfgSet
and
snmpConFig
commands
in the
Fabric OS Command Reference
and the
Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide
.
Configuring API Notifications
In the Brocade Fabric OS API, notifications are triggered programatically.
The Brocade Fabric OS API is an application programming interface (API) that provides the method for
any application to access critical information about a Brocade SAN. Using Fabric OS API, an
application can query or control individual switches or the entire fabric. You can also configure API
notifications using the Brocade Fabric OS API.
Configuring Port Log Lock Actions
Port Log Lock freezes in time the port log dump output if an event is triggered. See
“Step 3: Configure
Alarms”
on page 3-10 for details about configuring port log lock actions.
See
Chapter 1, “Fabric Watch Concepts”
for more details about port log lock.
Configuring E-mail Notifications
In environments where it is critical that you are notified about errors quickly, you might want to use e-
mail notifications. With e-mail notifications, you can be notified of serious errors via e-mail or a pager,
so you can react quickly.
To configure e-mail notifications in a telnet session, enter the
fwMailCfg
command at the prompt. The
fwMailcfg
menu, shown in
Figure 3-11
, appears.
Figure 3-11
fwMailcfg Menu
1
: Show Mail Configuration Information
2
: Disable Email Alert
3
: Enable Email Alert
4
: Send Test Mail
5
: Set Recipient Mail Address for Email Alert
6
: Quit
Select an item
=> : (1..6) [6]