Configuring Alerts

To configure alerts, choose Configure Alerts in the GUI, or set the following configuration variables using the RSC shell or rscadm utility:

• customerinfo

• hostname

• page_enabled

• mail_enabled

• page_info1

• page_info2 (optional)

• mailuser

• mailhost

The GUI provides help for configuring RSC alerts. For help configuring RSC alert variables in the shell, see "Alert Variables". RSC generates alert messages with the following format:

$HOSTID $EVENT $TIME $CUSTOMERINFO $HOSTNAME message

You can also use the rscadm subcommand send_event -c to send an alert. You can do this directly at the superuser prompt, and you can also create a command file that runs and sends the alert under special circumstances. See Appendix C, Creating a Script That Sends an Alert Message or RSC Event.