6.Select one or more element types.

When a condition is fulfilled on a select element, Policy Manager generates an event, sends an e-mail, or runs a custom command.

7.Select Fire when event is cleared if you want the policy to act when the event is cleared. If you do not select "Fire when event is cleared," the policy is triggered when the event is received.

8.Select an action to occur when the policy condition is fulfilled. For more information, see ”Actions Available for When a Policy Condition is Fulfilled” on page 372.

9.Click OK.

Creating Policies for Events

You can create a policy that generates an event, sends an e-mail, or runs a custom command when a specific type of event occurs on one or more specified elements

For example, you can create a policy that sends an e-mail when a new element generates a critical event.

If you plan to use e-mail notification with your policy, first assign an SMTP server from which the management server can send its e-mail notifications. See ”Setting Up E-mail Notification” on page 178.

To create a policy for events:

1.Access Policy Manager as described in the topic, ”Accessing Policy Manager” on page 372.

2.In the Policy Manager tree in the middle pane, expand the Infrastructure Policies node, and then click Events.

3.Click Add.

4.In the Name box, enter a name for the policy.

5.In the Description box, enter a description for the policy.

6.In the Re-arm Period box, specify the amount of time (in minutes) after the policy executes before it can execute again. The re-arm period is useful for limiting the number of times the same actions will execute.

IMPORTANT: Specify shorter periods for important applications.

7.Select one or more element types.

When a condition is fulfilled on a select element, Policy Manager generates an event, sends an e-mail, or runs a custom command.

8.Select Fire when event is cleared if you want the policy to act when the event is cleared. If you do not select "Fire when event is cleared," the policy is triggered when the event is received.

9.In the Severity menu, specify a comparison operator.

10.To the right of the Severity menu, select one of the following severity levels:

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