Dell NetWorker 19.9 Administration Guide

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Preconfigured notifications

NetWorker is preconfigured to provide most of the event notifications that are required to monitor NetWorker events. The following table lists these preconfigured notifications and the associated actions that are performed by the NetWorker server.

Table 1. Preconfigured notifications
Notification	Default action
Bus/Device Reset	Windows: Provides the syntax for the smptmail command to send an email to the administrator account stating that a bus or device reset has been detected. The action attribute must be modified to replace `mailserver` with the actual hostname of the mail server. Using smtpmail to email notifications describes how to customize the smtpmail command. Linux: Sends an email to the root account stating that a bus or device reset has been detected.
Cleaning cartridge expired	Windows: Reports to the C:\Program Files\EMC NetWorker\nsr\logs\media.log file that a cleaning cartridge has expired. Linux: Sends an email to the root account stating that an expired cleaning cartridge has been detected.
Cleaning cartridge required	Windows: Reports to the C:\Program Files\EMC NetWorker\nsr\logsmedia.log file that a device cleaning is required. Linux: Sends an email to the root account stating that a cleaning cartridge is required.
Client install	Windows: Reports the hostname and NetWorker client software version information to the C:\Program Files\EMC NetWorker\nsr\logs\media.log file. Linux: Sends an email to root account: `host host_name installed product_version`. Where `host_name` is the name of the NetWorker host, and `product_version` is the NetWorker client software release and build number.
Device cleaned	Windows: Reports that a device has been cleaned to the C:\Program Files\EMC NetWorker\nsr\logs\media.log file. Linux: Sends an email to the root account stating that a device cleaning operation has completed.
Device cleaning required	Windows: Reports that a device requires cleaning to the C:\Program Files\EMC NetWorker\nsr\logs\media.log file. Linux: Sends an email to the root account stating that a device requires cleaning.
Device disabled	Windows: Reports that a device has been automatically disabled to the C:\Program Files\EMC NetWorker\nsr\logs\media.log file. Linux: Sends an email to the root account stating that NetWorker automatically disabled a device.
Device ordering issue detect	Windows: Provides the syntax for the smptmail command to send an email to the administrator account with the message `Check system device ordering. Moving device on NetWorker_server to service mode`. To correct this issue, scan for devices in NMC and re-enable the device. The action attribute must be modified to replace `mailserver` with the actual hostname of the mail server. Using smtpmail to email notifications describes how to customize the smtpmail command. Linux: Sends an email to the root account with the message `Check system device ordering. Moving device on NetWorker_server to service mode.` To correct, scan for devices in NMC and re-enable the device.
Event log	Windows only. Logs notification events that are triggered by events and priorities to the Event Log.
File system full - recovering adv_file space	Launches the nsrim program to remove aborted and expired save sets. Used with advanced file type devices only.
File system full - waiting for adv_file space	Windows: Reports that the advanced file volume is full to the C:\Program Files\EMC NetWorker\logs\media.log file. Linux: Sends an email to the root account stating that an advanced file volume is full.
Inactive Files Alert	Windows: Reports that the space occupied by inactive files exceeds configured threshold to the C:\Program Files\EMC NetWorker\nsr\logs\messages log file. Linux: Sends an email to the root account stating that the space occupied by inactive files exceeds configured threshold.
Index size	Windows: Reports a message that the size of the index will soon exceed the space available to the C:\Program Files\EMC NetWorker\nsr\logs\index.log file. Linux: Sends an email to root with the message `Check the size of the client file index because it will soon exceed the space available.`
Log default	Windows: Sends data about NetWorker events to the C:\Program Files\EMC NetWorker\nsr\logs\messages log file. Linux: Directs data about the NetWorker events to logger. The logger utility sends the event with a tag of daemon.notice to the Operating system log file defined in the system log configuration file, for example syslog.conf.
NetWorker Daemons Not Running	Windows: Provides the syntax for the smptmail program to send an email to the administrator account stating that NetWorker daemons are not running on the NetWorker server. The action attribute must be modified to replace `mailserver` with the actual hostname of the mail server. Using smtpmail to email notifications describes how to customize the smtpmail program. Linux: Sends an email to the root account stating that NetWorker daemons are not running on the NetWorker server.
New Virtual Machine	Windows: Reports a message that new virtual machines have been detected to the C:\Program Files\EMC NetWorker\nsr\logs\messages log file. Linux: Sends an email to the root account stating that new virtual machines have been detected.
Registration	Windows: Sends messages about the registration status of the NetWorker products to the C:\Program Files\EMC NetWorker\nsr\logs\messages log file. Linux: Sends an email to root with this message `Check the registration status`.
Resource File Corruption	Windows: Provides the syntax for the smptmail program to send an email to the administrator account stating that resource file corruption has been detected on the NetWorker server. The action attribute must be modified to replace `mailserver` with the actual hostname of the mail server. Using smtpmail to email notifications describes how to customize the smtpmail program. Linux: Sends an email to the root account stating that resource file corruption has been detected on the NetWorker server.
Save set marked suspect	Windows: Provides the syntax for the smptmail program to send an email to the administrator account when a save set has been marked suspect. The action attribute must be modified to replace `maillserver` with the actual hostname of the mail server. Using smtpmail to email notifications describes how to customize the smtpmail program. Linux: Sends an email to the root account when a save set has been marked suspect.
SNMP notification request	Sends event notifications to a network management console. This notification occurs when the NetWorker SNMP module has been purchased and enabled. Configuring NetWorker SNMP notifications provides details on SNMP notifications
Tape mount request 1	Windows: Requests that media be mounted in a device and displays a pending message in the C:\Program Files\EMC NetWorker\nsr\logs\messages log file. Linux: Sends a request message to the system logger to mount a backup volume, using a local0 facility and an alert level.
Tape mount request 2	Windows: Requests that media be mounted in a device and displays a critical message. Linux: Sends a request message to the system logger to mount a backup volume, using a local0 facility and an alert level.
Tape mount request 3	Windows: Sends a request to mount a backup volume with a priority of Alert, to the C:\Program Files\EMC NetWorker\nsr\logs\media.log file. Linux: Sends an email to the root account requesting that the tape be mounted.
Tape mount request 4	Windows: Provides the syntax for the smptmail program to send an email to the administrator account that a Tape mount request 4 event has occurred. The action attribute must be modified to replace `mailserver` with the actual hostname of the mail server. Using smtpmail to email notifications describes how to customize the smtpmail program. Linux: Sends an email to the root account stating that a Tape mount request 4 event has occurred.
Verify Label failed on unload	Windows: Provides the syntax for the smptmail program, to send an email to the administrator account stating that a label verification on unload operation has failed. The action attribute must be modified to replace `mailserver` with the actual hostname of the mail server. Using smtpmail to email notifications describes how to customize the `smtpmail` program. Linux: Sends an email to the root account stating that a label verification on unload operation has failed.
Volume Marked full	Windows: Provides the syntax for the smptmail program to send an email to the administrator account stating that a volume has been marked full. The action attribute must be modified to replace `mailserver` with the actual hostname of the mail server. Using smtpmail to email notifications describes how to customize the smtpmail program. Linux: Sends an email to the root account stating that a volume has been marked full.
Volume Scan needed	Windows: Sends an event notification to the C:\Program Files\EMC NetWorker\nsr\logs\media.log file with a message that a volume with the Scan needed flag is detected. Linux: Sends an email to the root account with a message that a volume with the Scan needed flag is detected. NOTE:An alert is raised in NMC and NW UI when a Disk Volume is detected with the Scan Needed flag.