Symantec 11281411 Administration Guide - Page 77

Setting up the Alert Management System 77 Working with configured alerts 5 Do one of the following: ■ To modify an existing address, select it, and then press Enter. ■ To add a new address, press Insert, type an IP address, and then press Enter. ■ To delete an address, select it, press Delete, and then press Enter to confirm the deletion. 6 Press the Esc key to close the dialog box. 7 Press Enter to confirm the change to the database. Configuring the Write To Event Log alert action The Write To Event Log alert action creates an entry in the Windows NT/2000/ XP Event Log's Application Log. This entry is logged on the server from which the alert came. This alert action is available only on Windows NT/2000/XP computers. To configure the Write To Event Log alert action 1 In the Symantec System Center console, right-click the server group, and then click All Tasks > AMS > Configure. 2 Select the alert for which you want to configure alert actions. 3 Click Configure. 4 Click Write To Event Log, and then click Next. 5 Select a computer to execute the action, and then click Next. 6 In the Message box, type any message text that you want to display and move parameters that you want from Alert Parameters to the Message box. 7 Type an action name. The action name and the action computer name appear in the Alert Actions dialog box beside this action. 8 Click Finish. Working with configured alerts Once you have configured alert actions, you can do the following: ■ Test them to make sure they work as expected. ■ Delete them. ■ Export them to other computers.