Configuring Default Notifications

A notification is an e-mail message that is sent or event log entry that is created as a result of an alert. An alert occurs when the controller analyzes FRS data and detects an error or potential problem. Alerts are displayed in the Alerts pane in the Ultrasound console and are rated by severity, either informational, warning, or error. Each alert can be associated with the following actions:

• Send no notifications.
• Send a notification to a set of default destinations, which can be an event log entry on the server where the controller is installed and an e-mail message sent to one or more e-mail addresses. This is known as a default notification and is useful if you want to send e-mail notifications for a variety of alerts to the same group of people.
• Send a notification to a set of custom destinations, which can be an event log entry on the server where the controller is installed and an e-mail sent to one or more e-mail addresses. This is known as a custom notification and is useful if you want to notify only certain people of a specific alert.

As part of your initial Ultrasound deployment, configure default notifications by specifying whether to notify administrators via email by using the simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) host or by an event in the Application log on the server where the controller is installed.

Important

• Before Ultrasound can send e-mail messages, you must specify the SMTP server. See To configure Ultrasound options for more information.

For more information about enabling or modifying alerts and notifications, see Customizing Row Filters.