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Appendix B: System management

To set up paging alerts

To set up the server to send alerts as telephone pages:

1Install an external modem on the Emergency Management Port (COM2).

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

3In the PEM window, click Configure EMP.

4In the corresponding boxes, enter the following command strings for the modem attached to the EMP port:

ESC Sequence

The escape sequence. This string is sent to

 

 

the modem before sending command strings.

 

 

The maximum length for the string is five

 

 

characters; longer strings are truncated.

Hangup String

The string to hang up or drop the

 

 

connection. The EMP automatically sends an

 

 

<ENTER> character following this string. The

 

 

maximum length for the string is eight

 

 

characters; longer strings are truncated.

Modem Dial

The command to dial a phone number. This

 

Command

string is sent to the modem before sending

 

 

the paging string.

Modem Init

The initialization string for the modem. This

 

String

string is sent every time the EMP initializes.

 

 

The maximum length for the string is

 

 

determined at run-time from firmware. You

 

 

will be notified if the string is truncated.

 

 

Following a save, the actual string saved is

 

 

displayed in the edit box.

5Click Save to save the changes.

6Click Close to return to the PEM window.

7In the PEM window, click Configure PEP.

8Select the Enable PEP check box.

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