First assign an SMTP server from which the management server can send its e-mail notifications. See Setting Up E-mail Notification” on page 154 for more information.

The following instructions assume you have already created a policy. If you have not created a policy, see the following topics:

Creating a Utilization or Backup Policy” on page 533

Creating Policies for Discovery” on page 536

Creating Policies for Provisioning” on page 538

Creating Policies for Events” on page 539

To set up e-mail notification for a policy:

1.Access Policy Manager as described in the topic, Accessing Policy Manager” on page 532.

2.Click the button corresponding to the policy you want to modify.

3.Click the Send E-mailbutton.

Policy Manager sends an e-mail when the condition is fulfilled. The software verifies the address entered has a correct form.

4.Enter a comma-separated list of e-mail addresses, and then click OK.

5.Click the Finish button.

Providing Event Generation for a Policy

You can configure Policy Manager to generate an event when an element is being overused or when any of the following occurs:

A new element is discovered

Successful provisioning occurred

An event occurred on one or more specified elements

The following instructions assume you have already created a policy. If you have not created a policy, see the following topics:

Creating a Utilization or Backup Policy” on page 533

Creating Policies for Discovery” on page 536

Creating Policies for Provisioning” on page 538

Creating Policies for Events” on page 539

To set up event generation for a policy:

1.Access Policy Manager as described in the topic, Accessing Policy Manager” on page 532.

2.Click the button corresponding to the policy you want to modify.

3.Click the Generate Event button.

Policy Manager generates an event of the specified event type. The event appears in Event Manager. Select one of the following event types.

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