Notifying The Domain Administrator; Configuring The Mta For Snmp Monitoring - Novell GROUPWISE 8 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

42.6.3 Configuring the MTA for SNMP Monitoring

In order for SNMP monitoring programs to monitor the MTA, the MTA must be configured with a
network address and SNMP community string.
1 In ConsoleOne, browse to and right-click the MTA object, then click Properties.
2 Click GroupWise > Network Address to display the Network Address page.
3 Click the pencil icon to provide the TCP/IP address or IPX
where the MTA runs, then click Apply.
4 Click GroupWise > Agent Settings.
5 Provide your system SNMP community GET string, then click OK.
ConsoleOne then notifies the POA to restart so the new settings can be put into effect.
The MTA should now be visible to your SNMP monitoring program.

42.7 Notifying the Domain Administrator

If you want to be notified with an e-mail message whenever the MTA encounters a critical error, you
can designate yourself as an administrator of the domain for which the MTA is running.
1 In ConsoleOne, browse to and right-click the Domain object, then click Properties to display
the Identification page.
2 In the Administrator field, browse to and select your GroupWise user ID.
A domain can have a single administrator, or you can create a group to function as
administrators.
3 Click OK to save the administrator information.
The selected user or group then begins receiving e-mail messages whenever the MTA for the
domain encounters a critical error.
Corresponding Startup Switches By default, the MTA generates error mail if an administrator
has been assigned for the domain. Error mail can be turned off using the
/SPX address of the server
TM TM
/noerrormail switch.
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