The Offsite Alerts page creates an alert when the specified local server can not connect to its offsite server. Alarms are only generated during the times allowed by Schedule Transfer for each local server. Once defined, you can apply this alert immediately to any machine ID displayed on this page.
The list of machine IDs you can select depends on the machine ID / group ID filter and the scope you are using. To display on this page, machine IDs must be defined as a local server using Backup > Local Servers.
Note: See Offsite Replication.
To Create an Offsite Alert
To Cancel an Offsite Alert
The alert information listed next to the machine ID is removed.
Passing Alert Information to Emails and Procedures
The following types of offsite alert emails can be sent and formatted:
Note: Changing the email alarm format changes the format for all offsite alert emails.
The following variables can be included in your formatted email alerts and are passed to agent procedures assigned to the alert.
Within an Email |
Within a Procedure |
Description |
<at> |
#at# |
alert time |
<db-view.column> |
not available |
Include a view.column from the database. For example, to include the computer name of the machine generating the alert in an email, use <db-vMachine.ComputerName> |
<gr> |
#gr# |
group ID |
<id> |
#id# |
machine ID |
<op> |
#op# |
offsite replication server ip:port |
|
#subject# |
subject text of the email message, if an email was sent in response to an alert |
|
#body# |
body text of the email message, if an email was sent in response to an alert |
Create Alarm
If checked and an alert condition is encountered, an alarm is created. Alarms are displayed in Monitor > Dashboard List, Monitor > Alarm Summary and Info Center > Reporting > Reports > Logs > Alarm Log.
Create Ticket
If checked and an alert condition is encountered, a ticket is created.
Run Script
If checked and an alert condition is encountered, an agent procedure is run. You must click the select agent procedure link to choose an agent procedure to run. You can optionally direct the agent procedure to run on a specified range of machine IDs by clicking this machine ID link. These specified machine IDs do not have to match the machine ID that encountered the alert condition.
Email Recipients
If checked and an alert condition is encountered, an email is sent to the specified email addresses.
Apply
Click Apply to apply parameters to selected machine IDs. Confirm the information has been applied correctly in the machine ID list.
Clear
Click Clear to remove all parameter settings from selected machine IDs.
Offsite Alert Parameters
Select All/Unselect All
Click the Select All link to check all rows on the page. Click the Unselect All link to uncheck all rows on the page.
Check-in status
These icons indicate the agent check-in status of each managed machine. Hovering the cursor over a check-in icon displays the agent quick view window.
Online but waiting for first audit to complete
Agent online
Agent online and user currently logged on.
Agent online and user currently logged on, but user not active for 10 minutes
Agent is currently offline
Agent has never checked in
Agent is online but remote control has been disabled
The agent has been suspended
Note: Different icon images display when this add-on module is installed in a 5.x VSA. The Remote Control > Control Machine page displays a legend of the specific icons your VSA system is using.
Machine.Group ID
The list of Machine.Group IDs displayed is based on the Machine ID / Group ID filter and the machine groups the user is authorized to see using System > User Security > Scopes.
ATSE
The ATSE response code assigned to machine IDs or SNMP devices:
Email Address
A comma separated list of email addresses where notifications are sent.
Interval
The number of periods to wait before checking the connection between the local server and the offsite server.
Duration
The number of periods to wait before triggering an alert.