Email Notifications - Avocent DSView Installer/User Manual

To specify an event log retention time:
1. Click the Reports tab.
2. Click Log Retention in the side navigation bar. The Event Log Retention Time window
will open.
3. Type a number of days (from 1-365) in the Days field, or select it using the menu.
4. Click Save.

Email Notifications

NOTE: The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) must be configured to receive email notifications
about events.
The DSView 3 management software may be configured to send one or more users email
notifications when events occur. Multiple events may be configured so that an email is sent to the
defined users any time one of the specified events occurs. See DSView 3 software events on
page 289 more information.
Customizing the Email Notifications window
The Email Subject column is always displayed in the Email Notifications window: The display
may include From Address and To Address fields. Use the Customize link to add or remove fields
in the display. See Using the Customize link in windows on page 12.
To configure an email notification:
1. Click Email Notifications in the side navigation bar. The Email Notifications window
will open.
2. Click Add. The Add Email Notification Wizard will appear. Click Next.
3. The Specify Email Properties window will open.
a. Type the names of all individuals that you wish to receive a notification in the Send To
field. Multiple users may be added by separating each email address with a comma (,).
This field has a limit of 1024 characters.
b. Type the email address of the person you wish to designate as the sender of the
notification in the From field. This field has a limit of 64 characters.
c. Type a subject heading for the notification in the Subject field. This field has a limit of
64 characters.
d. Click Next.
4. The Select Events to Trigger Email Notification window will open.
5. To add one or more events, select the event(s) from the Available Events list, then click Add.
The event(s) will be moved to the Events To Notify list.
6. To remove one or more events, select the event(s) from the Events To Notify list, then click
Remove. The events will be moved to the Available Events list.
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