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Configuring the ALOM Notification Variables will allow varying levels of
ALOM alerts to be sent automatically to specified email addresses.

To use this functionality, ALOM requires the NET MGT port to be configured and
operational first, otherwise it has no way to send the notifications. Configuration of the
NET MGT port is described in Document 1004884.1

As in the NET MGT port configuration Article, the Notifications variable
can also be set up through a tip session to the SERIAL MGT port, or
through the use of the Solaris[TM] based "scadm" command.

We will cover the method assuming a tip connection to the ALOM serial port
is functioning in this first example.

1) Use the "showsc" command to show the current config

 sc> showsc
Advanced Lights Out Manager v1.0

 parameter                value
---------                -----
if_network               true
if_modem                 false
if_snmp                  false
if_emailalerts           false
sys_autorestart          xir
netsc_tpelinktest        false
netsc_dhcp               false
netsc_ipaddr             129.148.173.27
netsc_ipnetmask          255.255.255.0
netsc_ipgateway          129.148.173.253
mgt_mailhost
mgt_mailalert
sc_customerinfo
sc_escapechars           #.
sc_powerondelay          false
sc_clipasswdecho         true
sc_cliprompt             sc
sc_clitimeout            0
sc_clieventlevel         2
sys_eventlevel           2
ser_baudrate             9600
ser_parity               none
ser_stopbits             1
ser_data                 8
netsc_enetaddr           00:03:ba:29:5e:34
sys_hostname             abcd
sys_enetaddr             00:03:ba:29:5e:2b

 sc> setsc if_emailalerts true 

The above command enables the mail alerts to be sent

 sc> setsc mgt_mailhost 129.148.9.16 

This (above) command sets the IP address of the mail server to which ALOM delivers the mail
alerts, if two addresses are specified they must be seperated by a single space

 sc> setsc mgt_mailalert john.doe@sun.com 1  

This (above) command sets who will be sent the email with the alerts and what level alerts
will be sent. The possible settings are:
1 (critical), 2 (critical and major) and 3 (critical, major and minor)

 sc> setsc mgt_mailalert test.alom@nowhwere.com 3  

This (above) command shows the configuration of an additional email address to
receive level 3 alerts.

 sc> showsc    

This (above) command will show the configuration with the changes

 Advanced Lights Out Manager v1.0

 parameter                value
---------                -----
if_network               true
if_modem                 false
if_snmp                  false
if_emailalerts           true
sys_autorestart          xir
netsc_tpelinktest        false
netsc_dhcp               false
netsc_ipaddr             129.148.173.27
netsc_ipnetmask          255.255.255.0
netsc_ipgateway          129.148.173.253
mgt_mailhost             129.148.9.16
mgt_mailalert(1)         john.doe@sun.com 1
mgt_mailalert(2)         test.alom@nowhwere.com 3
sc_customerinfo
sc_escapechars           #.
sc_powerondelay          false
sc_clipasswdecho         true
sc_cliprompt             sc
sc_clitimeout            0
sc_clieventlevel         2
sys_eventlevel           2
ser_baudrate             9600
ser_parity               none
ser_stopbits             1
ser_data                 8
netsc_enetaddr           00:03:ba:29:5e:34
sys_hostname             abcd
sys_enetaddr             00:03:ba:29:5e:2b

To remove an email address from the configuration so that alerts are no
longer sent to it we use the same command as when we added it but without
the alert level number:

 sc> setsc mgt_mailalert test.alom@nowhwere.com  

 sc> showsc    - shows that test.alom@nowhwere.com is now removed

 Advanced Lights Out Manager v1.0

 parameter                value
---------                -----
if_network               true
if_modem                 false
if_snmp                  false
if_emailalerts           true
sys_autorestart          xir
netsc_tpelinktest        false
netsc_dhcp               false
netsc_ipaddr             129.148.173.27
netsc_ipnetmask          255.255.255.0
netsc_ipgateway          129.148.173.253
mgt_mailhost             129.148.9.16
mgt_mailalert(1)         john.doe@sun.com 1
sc_customerinfo
sc_escapechars           #.
sc_powerondelay          false
sc_clipasswdecho         true
sc_cliprompt             sc
sc_clitimeout            0
sc_clieventlevel         2
sys_eventlevel           2
ser_baudrate             9600
ser_parity               none
ser_stopbits             1
ser_data                 8
netsc_enetaddr           00:03:ba:29:5e:34
sys_hostname             abcd
sys_enetaddr             00:03:ba:29:5e:2b

To demonstrate the event notification the system is powered down:

 sc> poweroff -y
SC Alert: Host system has shut down.                  

The following email was then received:

 From: abcd@sydney.East.Sun.COM
To: john.doe@sun.com
Subject: System Alert From abcd

 System Event Recorded By SC:

 HostID:         "83295e2b"

 Event:          "00040029"

 Time:           "TUE SEP 16 17:39:22 2003"

 Customer Info:  "No Entry"

 Hostname:       "abcd"

 SC IP Address:  "129.148.173.27"

 Message:        "Host system has shut down."

2) The same configuration can be done through the use of the Solaris based
scadm command:

 #scadm set if_emailalerts true

 #scadm set mgt_mailhost 129.148.9.16

 #scadm set mgt_mailalert john.doe@sun.com 1

 #scadm show

 if_network="true"
if_modem="false"
if_snmp="false"
if_emailalerts="true"
sys_autorestart="xir"
netsc_tpelinktest="true"
netsc_dhcp="false"
netsc_ipaddr="129.148.173.27"
netsc_ipnetmask="255.255.255.0"
netsc_ipgateway="129.148.173.253"
mgt_mailhost="129.148.9.16"
mgt_mailalert="john.doe@sun.com 1"
sc_customerinfo=""
sc_escapechars="#."
sc_powerondelay="false"
sc_servicemode="false"
sc_clipasswdecho="true"
sc_cliprompt="sc"
sc_clitimeout="0"
sc_clieventlevel="2"
sc_ssqamode="false"
sys_eventlevel="2"

Technical Instruction Document 1004884.1

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