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.