
Alerts
Configuring Action on Alerts
Figure 5-5. Configure Actions on Alerts Page
If your program requires information about the event (for example, device name and alert severity for inclusion in an
■$(dev) - Substitute the name or IP/IPX address of the device that generated the event. The name is usually the domain name.
■$(addr) - Address (IP or IPX) of the device that generated the event.
■$(desc) - Short description text generated for the event that describes the event.
■$(xdesc) - Long description text generated for the event that describes the event.
■$(stat) - Severity of the event as one of the following strings: “Informa- tional”, “Warning”, or “Critical”.
■$(evtid) - Identifier string for the event, for example, the trap OID of an SNMP trap.
■$(name) - Name of the event. Event names are assigned to each type of event as a way to uniquely identify events instead of using event identi- fiers.
■$(url) - URL generate for the event.
Click on Save Settings. The program(s) run whenever an alert of the specified severity is logged to the Alerts page.