Alerting Configuration Data Entry Fields - VERITAS NetBackup 5230 Configuration Manual

Performing the initial configuration on a NetBackup 52xx appliance from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console
For alerts, enter the appropriate Alerting Configuration information as follows:

Alerting Configuration data entry fields

To configure the appliance to upload alerts, enter the following information:
Notification interval (in minutes)
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Enter the interval for the appliance to upload alerts to the Veritas Call Home server.
Entries must be in increments of 15 minutes.
Enable SNMP Alert
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Click this check box and enter the following SNMP information:
SNMP server
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Enter either the SNMP server host name or its IP address to define this computer.
The IP address can be either IPv4 or IPv6. For IPv6, only global-scope and
unique-local addresses are allowed.
SNMP port
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Enter the port number of the SNMP server to allow communication with this
appliance.
SNMP community
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Enter the community name where the alerts or traps are sent.
For example, you can enter the same information that you used for the SNMP
server. You can also enter a company name or another name like, admin_group,
public, or private. If you do not enter anything, the default value is Public.
View SNMP MIB file
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To set up the appliance SNMP Manager to receive hardware monitoring related
traps, click this link to view the content of the MIB file. Then, copy the file to
another location and use the content to update the SNMP Manager.
The appliance can only accept traps in the SNMPv2c format.
SMTP server
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Enter either the SMTP server host name or its IP address to define this computer.
Software administrator email address
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Enter the email address of your software administrator so that they can receive and
notifications.
Hardware administrator email address
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Enter the email address of your hardware administrator so that they can receive
and notifications.
Sender email address
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Enter the email address of the appliance so that recipients can identify the source
of the report.
SMTP account
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Enter an account name for the SMTP server.
Password
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To increase security, enter a password for the SMTP server.
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