How to add a notification service (notification policies  only)

Before you can create or enable a standard notification event management policy, you must add a notification service. A BASIC_EMAIL notification service that sends an e-mail notification to a specified user or group of users when selected events occur is provided by default.

To add a notification service

1. On the Administration View, select the Dynamic Data Editor tab.
2. In the Dynamic Data Editor tree, expand the server for which you want to add notification.
3. Expand the Data section, and then expand the Cell Data section.
4. Select Notification Service.
   
   The available notification services are listed in the Notification Service tab in the right pane of the Administration View.
5. Click .
   A New notification service tab is displayed.
6. On the New tab, in the Name field, enter a unique name for the service.
7. In the Typefield, select one of the following notification service types:
   • Command—the notification service is implemented using a command or script
   • Gateway—a gateway to an external notification service is used
      In the Service field, enter the appropriate information based on the notification service type:

   • Command—enter the command or script used to initiate notification. For example, the script for the default BASIC_EMAIL notification service is mc_sendmail.

     Note

     If the notification service is run using a script, the script must be located in the kb/bin/platform directory of the cell Knowledge Base.

   • Gateway—enter the name of the destination gateway. This gateway must be referenced in the directory file of your cell (mcell.dir).
8. (Optional) In the available_targets field, within the square brackets enter a comma-separated list of predefined users that you want to receive the notification. The list must be known to the notification service. If no predefined list exists, any target string might be entered (such as an e-mail address).
9. Click OK.