Filtering Notifications163NoteYou can halt or redirect almost all probe notifications by replying to a notification emailswith a variation of the command ack suspend host. However, you cannot halt Satelliteprobe notifications by responding to a probe with ack suspend host or other redirectresponses. These probes require you to change the notifications within the web interfaceof the Satellite.8.4.4. Filtering NotificationsSince notifications can be generated whenever a probe changes state, simple changes in yournetwork can result in a flood of notifications. The creation, cancellation, and application of Notificationfilters is discussed in detail in Section 7.10.2.1, “Notification Filters”.8.4.5. Deleting Notification MethodsTheoretically, removing notification methods should be as easy as creating them. After all, you mustpopulate no fields to conduct the deletion and a button exists for this explicit purpose. However,existing relationships between methods and probes can complicate this process. Follow these steps toremove a notification method:1. Log into the RHN website as an Satellite Administrator or Monitoring Administrator.2. Navigate to the Monitoring Notifications page and click the name of the method to beremoved.3. On the User Details Notification Methods tab, click delete method. If the method is notassociated with any probes, you are presented with a confirmation page. Click Confirm Deletion.The notification method is removed.TipSince both the notification method name and address can be edited, considerupdating the method rather than deleting it. This redirects notifications from all probesusing the method without having to edit each probe and create a new notificationmethod.4. If the method is associated with one or more probes, you are presented with a list of the probesusing the method and the systems to which the probes are attached instead of a confirmationpage. Click the probe name to go directly to the System Details Probes tab.5. On the System Details Probes tab, select another notification method and click Update Probe.6. You may now return to the Monitoring Notifications page and delete the notification method.8.5. ProbesNow that the Red Hat Network Monitoring Daemon has been installed and notification methods havebeen created, you may begin installing probes on your Monitoring-entitled systems. If a system is
