Avaya S8500 Network Card User Manual


 
Using the Avaya Remote Supervisor Adapter
Alerts
32 Avaya Remote Supervisor Adapter User Guide
November 2003
Adding a remote alert recipient
To add a remote alert recipient:
1 In the Remote Alert Recipients section, click not used in an unused position of the next
available slot.
A new screen opens with the following configuration fields (see Figure 11,
Remote alert recipient
window, on page 32):
Figure 11: Remote alert recipient window
Receives Critical Alerts Only: If this box is checked, the alert recipient receives notification
only for critical alerts. To view what constitutes a critical alert, select Alerts in the navigation
pane and scroll down to Monitored Alerts.
Status: Click on the drop-down menu and select Enabled to activate this remote alert recipient.
Name: Type the name of the alert recipient.
Notification Method: Use the drop-down menu to select the notification method that will be used
to reach the recipient. Methods include:
Numeric Pager
Alphanumeric pager
IBM Director over Modem: In the case where an Avaya service contract is in place or the
system is under warranty, this option could be used to report alarms to an Avaya service
center.
IBM Director over LAN - Avaya recommends not using this option.
SNMP over LAN: In the case where an Avaya service contract is in place or the system is
under warranty, this option could be used to report alarms to an Avaya services center.
E-mail over LAN - Avaya recommends not using this option.
SNMP over PPP
E-mail over PPP - Avaya recommends not using this option.
NOTE:
IBM Director over Modem and SNMP over LAN are the methods supported by Avaya
services.