If a specific event occurs on the Empirum server, the alarm management creates notifications. Via the configuration, you can determine which warnings are to be issued when certain critical values are exceeded.

The status message of the alarm contains the following details:

• Empirum Alarm Manager - Action - Event

Example:

Betreff: Empirum Alarm Manager - Distribution - DIST_ERROR

Text: Failure: Araxis Merge Professional on machine: EMP2008

The following actions can be monitored:

• Memory and hard disk usage
• Distribution of the Empirum packages
• Task-Log
• Inventory
• Synchronisation
• Rollout Termination
• Patch Management
• Filter

1. Click the Alarm Management toolbar icon.
   The Alarm Management dialog box appears.
   
   Example configuration for erroneous package distribution, with notification via e-mail.
2. Right-click Distribution > DIST_ERROR and select New action.
   
   The Edit Action dialog box appears.
   
3. In the drop down menu Action type, select E-mail.
4. Create a new profile via the New... button.
   • Action type
     Empirum Alarm Management can be configured for the following warning methods:
     • Sending an e-mail message (Email)
     • Playing an audio file (Wave)
     • Printing out a message (Printer)
     • Executing a program (Execute)
     • Sending a fax (Fax)
     • Sending an SNMP trap (SNMP)
   • Profiles
     You can select an existing profile by means of the drop down list, create a new profile via New..., edit an existing profile via Edit, or delete an existing profile via Delete.
     The Email Profile Settings dialog box appears.
     
5. Enter a profile name under Profile name.
6. Enter a recipient under Recipient.
7. Via the New... button, create a new entry for SMTP servers.
   • Profile name: Specifies the name of the action you are currently editing.
   • Recipient: Specifies the e-mail address of the recipient who is to be notified when the action is started.
   • SMTP server: SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)-enabled e-mail server which is to transmit the message.
   • New, Edit, Delete: Creates a new entry or edits an existing entry or deletes an existing entry for an SMTP server.
   • Filter: Leads you to the Edit Filters dialog box where you can define computer and/or time filters.
     
   • Computer Filter: Defines for the computer in question whether alarm messages are to be created in the case of an event.
   • Time Filter: Defines for the time range in question whether alarm messages are to be created in the case of an event.
     The SMTP Settings dialog box appears.
     
8. Enter a name for this action.
9. Enter the desired SMTP server.
10. Enter a sender for this action.
11. Click OK.
    The Email Profile Settings dialog box appears again.
    
12. Select your SMTP setting which you have just created from the drop down list in the SMTP server window and confirm with OK.
    The Edit Action dialog box appears again:
    
13. Confirm with OK.
    The alarm action Profile name was stored under Distribution > DIST_ERROR.
    
14. To test the functionality of your settings, right-click the action you have just defined and select Test action.
15. Close the Alarm Management dialog by clicking OK.