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Notification methods are how administrators learn of events. To create a new Notification method, select the New Notification Method link from the All Notification document (Double click All Notification Methods from the Explorer panel to open the document). You may also use the top Menu New > Notification then select the notification type from the Wizards.

 

Notification Methods are triggered by assigning them to an Event View, Security View or as a Match/Timeout notification in Correlation Views. One or many notification methods may be assigned to a view.

 

Notification Methods pass the full event information to the notification engine, which in turn forwards that information depending on the methods selected. If desired, the information sent via the Notification Method can be customized. Customizable messages are a convenient way of making notifications more meaningful.

 

To disable all of the Notification Methods at the same time, right click the All Notification Methods container and select Tasks; you will be presented with an option to disable. This disables all of the notification methods at the container level and doesn't change the specific notification methods setting.

 

Dashboard Notifications - Send updates to the Dashboard when triggered.

Mail Notification - Send event information to email addresses.

Command Notification - Process event information using scripts and custom programs.

Forward Event Notification - Send event information to another ELM Server.

SNMP Trap Notification - Send event information to an SNMP management system or SNMP agent.

 

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If you need to test a notification, right-click the notification method in the Explorer tree and select tasks.