IBM XIV User Manual

Defining a New Event Notification Destination
Defines a new destination for event notifications.
dest_define dest=DestName
type=<SNMP|EMAIL|SMS>
< snmp_manager=SNMPManager | email_address=email |
<area_code=AreaCode number=PhoneNumber> | user=UserName>
[ smtpgws=<SMTPGW1 [,SMTPGW2 ] ... | ALL> | smsgws=<SMSGW1 [ ,SMSGW2 ] ... | ALL> ]
[ heartbeat_test_hour=HH:MM
[ heartbeat_test_days=Day ] ]
Parameters:
Name Type Description Mandatory Default
dest Object name Destination name. Y N/A
type Enumeration Destination type
for event
notifications,
which can be
email, SMS or
SNMP.
Y N/A
snmp_
manager
N/A IP address or DNS
name of the SNMP
manager.
N N/A
email_
address
N/A Email address. N N/A
smtpgws Object name List of SMTP
gateways to be
used.
N ALL (all
gateways).
area_code N/A Area code of the
cellular number
for SMS
notification. Use
digits, '-' or '.'
N N/A
number N/A Cellular number
for SMS
notification. Use
digits, '-' or '.'
N N/A
smsgws Object name SMS gateways to
be used for this
destination.
N ALL (all
gateways).
user Object name User name, where
the user's email or
phone are used.
N N/A
heartbeat_
test_hour
N/A Hour for periodic
heartbeat testing in
the format
HH:MM
N No heartbeat
heartbeat_
test_days
N/A List of days for
heartbeat testing: a
comma-separated
list of 3-letter day
names (such as
"mon", "mon,fri",
etc.).
N No heartbeat
This command defines a destination for event notifications. There are three types
of destinations: email, SMS and SNMP.
Chapter 14. Event Handling 261

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Power Supply	Redundant power supplies
Drive Type	SATA
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Connectivity	Fibre Channel, iSCSI
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