E-Mail Alerts Indicating Status Change; View Log - SonicWALL TELE3 SP Administrator's Manual

Note: In the event of a failure in the primary SonicWALL, you may access the Web
Management Interface of the backup SonicWALL at the primary SonicWALL LAN IP Address
or at the backup SonicWALL LAN IP Address. When the primary SonicWALL restarts after a
failure, it is accessible using the third IP address created during configuration. If preempt mode
is enabled, the primary SonicWALL becomes the active firewall and the backup firewall returns
to idle status.

E-mail Alerts Indicating Status Change

If you have configured the primary SonicWALL to send E-mail alerts, you receive alert E-mails
when there is a change in the status of the High Availability pair. For example, when the
backup SonicWALL takes over for the primary after a failure, an E-mail alert is sent indicating
that the backup has transitioned from Idle to Active. If the primary SonicWALL subsequently
resumes operation after that failure, and Preempt Mode has been enabled, the primary
SonicWALL takes over and another E-mail alert is sent to the administrator indicating that the
primary has preempted the backup.

View Log

The SonicWALL also maintains an event log that displays these High Availability events in
addition to other status messages and possible security threats. This log may be viewed with
a browser using the SonicWALL Web Management Interface or it may be automatically sent to
the administrator's E-mail address.
To view the SonicWALL log, click Log on the left side of the browser window and then click on
View Log at the top of the window.
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