Secure Workplace

Set notification settings on Operations Manager

In the Operations Manager Console go to the Administration Tab and select Notification. First we have to create a “Channel”, a “Subscriber” and a “Subscription”.

Channel Configuration

• Create a new SMTP Channel;
• Fill in the Channel Name and optional a description;
• Add a SMTP server FQDN address and a return address for the email;
• The format can be left default;

Subscriber Configuration

• Create a new Subscriber ;
• Fill in a Subscriber name;
• Set the Schedule – Default is always send notifications;
• Add the Subscriber address:
  • Fill in an Address Name;
  • Set Channel Type – this case SMTP Channel and the Delivery address for this channel is filled in automatically;
  • Schedule is default to send notifications always.

Subscription Configuration

• Create a new Subscription;
• Fill in the Subscription name;
• Select the criteria for raising an event. In my case it is a specific Severity and a specific Priority. This is set to Critical and High;
• Add the subscriber. To do this add and search for the created subscriber;
• Add the Channel. To do this add and search for the created Channel;

Create a management pack and a monitor for event detection

First we create a new management pack for the notification test. In this MP we will create a monitor for event detection.

• First create a new Management Pack (give it a name for example: Notification);
• Go to “Authoring” tab and create a monitor in this Management Pack with the following settings:
• • Create a Monitor -> “New Unit Monitor”
  • Select the “Windows Event Reset” / “Simple Event Detection” / “Windows Event Reset”. Select correct Management Pack;
  • Give the monitor a name, select “Windows Server” as target and UnCheck “Monitor is Enabled”;
  • Unhealthy Event Log -> “Application”;
  • Unhealthy Event Expression -> ID = 100, Source = Dummy;
  • Healthy Event Log -> “Application”;
  • Healthy Event Expression -> ID = 101, Source = Dummy;
  • Health -> First Event Reaised – change to Critical;
  • Select “Generate Alerts for this monitor”. Change Priority to High

Enable the monitor for the test server

• Override this Monitor for the server on which you want to test;
  • Search for the created monitor in the “Monitors” list;
  • Right click and override the monitor “For a specific object of Class: Windows Server”;
  • Search for the test server on which you want to test;
  • Enable the monitor for this server;

Test notification to create an alert on the test server.

• Create an event to raise an alert:
  • Eventcreate /L Application /ID 100 /SO Dummy /T Error /D “Dummy Event”;
• Create an event to solve the raised alert:
  • Eventcreate /L Application /ID 101 /SO Dummy /T Information /D “Dummy Event”;

The mail is generated if the mail settings are set as above.