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Filtering event notifications

Filtering event notifications
The application provides notification of many different types of SAN events. If a user wants to
receive notification of certain events, you can filter the events specifically for that user.
NOTE
The e-mail filter in the Management application is overridden by the firmware e-mail filter. When the
firmware determines that certain events do not receive e-mail notification, an e-mail is not sent for
those events even when the event type is added to the Selected Events table in the Define Filter
dialog box. See
information.
To configure event notifications, use the instructions in
page 274.

Syslog forwarding

NOTE
Syslog messages are only available on Fabric OS devices and Brocade HBAs (managed using the
HCM Agent).
Syslog forwarding is the process by which you can configure the Management application to send
Syslog messages to other computers. Switches only send the Syslog information through port 514;
therefore, if port 514 is being used by another application, you must configure the Management
application to listen on a different port. Then you must configure another Syslog server to listen for
Syslog messages and forward the messages to the Management application Syslog listening port.
Brocade HBAs only send the Syslog information through port 514; therefore, if port 514 is being
used by another application, you the management application cannot send Syslog messages to
another computer.
Syslog messages are persisted in the database. You can view the Syslog messages from the
Management application. However, the Management application does not convert the Syslog
messages into event objects except for the audit syslog messages.
For more information about Syslog forwarding, refer to
372
"Setting up advanced event filtering for the Master Log" on page 254 for more
"Configuring e-mail notification"
"Syslog forwarding" on page 283.
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