208 CHAPTER 13: M ONITORING S YSTEM E VENTSSystem Events System events are events that occur on the Webcache which can bereported to you. They range in significance from minor, such as NewSoftware Upgrade Detected, to major, such as System Error. You canconfigure the Webcache to automatically inform you about these eventsusing email notification and SNMP traps. Such notification allows you torespond more quickly to Webcache events and helps save you valuabletime and effort. It is an important element in the remote management ofthe Webcache.Email Notification You can configure the Webcache to automatically send emails tospecified email accounts when certain significant system events occur.The emails are generated internally within the Webcache in a fixedformat that is also used by 3Com Network Supervisor. The emails can besent to as many accounts as you like.3Com recommends that you enable Email Notification to ensure that youhave the most detailed information about the operation of theWebcache.Configuring EmailNotificationTo configure Email Notification using the Web interface:1 Log in to the Web interface.2 Click Device on the Toolbar.3 Select System > Management > Events > Email Notification in theNavigation Tree. The Email Notification screen is displayed.4 Check Enable Email Notification of System Events.5 In the SMTP Server Name/IP Address field, enter the Domain Name Server(DNS) name or IP address of the server to which the email notificationsfrom the Webcache will be sent.6 In the From Addresses for Notifications field, enter the address of theemail account from which the email notifications will appear to be sentfrom.CAUTION: You will not be able to successfully configure EmailNotification if you do not enter a valid email address. A valid emailaddress is a fully specified address containing a domain name, forexample “webcache@3com.com”. The partial address “webcache” wouldbe rejected by the server.dua1611-5aaa04.book Page 208 Friday, November 29, 2002 8:56 PM
