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Appendix B: System management

To set up LAN alerts

To set up the server to send alerts over the LAN:

1Configure the remote system to receive alerts.

For more information, see the documentation for ASMe.

2From the SSU Main window, choose Platform Event Manager (PEM).

3In the PEM window, click Configure LAN.

4Select the Enable LAN Alerts check box.

5(Optional) In the SNMP Community String box, enter a string for the community field in the Header section of the SNMP trap sent for an alert. The string must be from 5 to 16 characters. The default string is public.

6In the IP Setup box, choose either:

DHCP

The IP address for the server is automatically

 

 

assigned by the DHCP (dynamic host control

 

 

protocol) server on the network. The Host,

 

 

Gateway, and Subnet Mask boxes in the dialog are

 

 

ignored.

Static

Assign the IP address for the server using the Host,

 

 

Gateway, and Subnet Mask boxes in the dialog.

7If you chose Static IP Setup in the previous step, fill in the IP addressing boxes:

Host IP

The IP address of this server.

 

Address

 

Gateway IP

The IP address of the router for this server.

 

Address

 

Subnet

The IP address for the server's subnet. The

 

Mask

server uses this to decide if the alert destination

 

 

is on the same subnet.

8In the Alert IP Address box, fill in the IP address of the system you want to receive alerts from this server.

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