Modifying The Cluster Retention Policy - Dell DL4000 User Manual

3. Select one of the options described in the following table.
Text Box
Use Core alert
settings
Use Custom alert
settings
4. If you select Custom alert settings, click Add Group to add a new notification group for sending a
list of system events.
The Add Notification Group dialog box opens.
5. Add the notification options as described in the following table.
Text Box
Name
Description
Enable Events
Notification
Options
6. Click OK to save your changes, and then click Apply.
7. To edit an existing notification group, next to a notification group in the list, click Edit.
The Edit Notification Group dialog box appears for you to edit the settings.

Modifying the cluster retention policy

The retention policy for a cluster specifies how long the recovery points for the shared volumes in the
cluster are stored in the repository. Retention policies are used to retain backup snapshots for longer
Description
This adopts the settings used by the associated core:
a. Click Apply.
b. Complete Step 5.
This lets you configure custom settings. Proceed to Step 4.
Description
Enter a name for the notification group.
Enter a description for the notification group.
Select the events for notification; for example, Clusters. You can also choose
to select by type:
• Error
• Warning
• Info
NOTE: When you choose to select by type, by default, the appropriate
events are automatically enabled. For example, if you choose Warning, the
Attachability, Jobs, Licensing, Archive, CoreService, Export, Protection,
Replication, and Rollback events are enabled.
Select the method to specify how to handle notifications You can choose from
the following options:
• Notify by Email — Specify the e-mail addresses to which to send the
events in the To, CC, and BCC text boxes.
• Notify by Windows Event log — The Windows Event log controls the
notification.
• Notify by syslogd — Specify the host name and port to which to send the
events.
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