Computer Associates BABNWUP900NE6 Administration Guide - Page 264

Components Alerts can be sent in the following ways: ■ Broadcasts-Sends pop-up messages to specific computers. ■ CA Unicenter TNG Option-Sends messages to the TNG console and WorldView repository. ■ Lotus Notes-Sends email messages using Lotus Notes. ■ Microsoft Exchange-Sends email messages using Microsoft Exchange. ■ NT Event Log-Places event information in the Event logs of local and remote machines. ■ Pager-Sends alphanumeric pager messages. ■ SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)-Sends email messages using the standard email protocol on the Internet. ■ SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)-Sends messages to SNMP managers, such as NetWare Management System (NMS), HP OpenView, and CA Unicenter TNG. ■ Trouble Tickets-Sends printed documents to any print queue on your network. Components Alert is comprised of the following components: ■ Alert Manager-The Alert Manager is used to configure how Alert sends its messages and to whom to send them. ■ Alert Service ([Alert Notification Server] Service)-This service is responsible for the reception, processing, and distribution of Alert messages. ■ ALBUILD.DLL-This .DLL acts as the channel between Alert and other applications. This file should be located in the Alert home directory. ■ *.CFG-The application profile file is provided by an application. This *.CFG file must be present in the Windows directory so that Alert can handle messages generated by an application. The Alert Manager Before you use Alert, you must first establish a service account. To do this, open the Alert Manager, go to the Service menu, and select Set Service Account. Note: If the Alert Manager was previously installed with another Computer Associates product, it is not reinstalled to the BrightStor ARCserve Backup directory; it remains in the directory where it was previously installed. 10-2 Administrator Guide