E-Mail Alerts Indicating Status Change; View Log - Dell SonicWALL GX250 Manual

the backup has taken over for the primary, this window indicates that the backup is
currently Active.
Note: In the event of a failure in the primary SonicWALL, you may access the Web
Management Interface of the backup SonicWALL at the primary SonicWALL LAN IP
Address or at the backup SonicWALL LAN IP Address. When the primary
SonicWALL restarts after a failure, it is accessible using the third IP address created
during configuration. If preempt mode is enabled, the primary SonicWALL becomes the
active firewall and the backup firewall returns to idle status.

E-mail Alerts Indicating Status Change

If you have configured the primary SonicWALL to send E-mail alerts, you receive alert
E-mails when there is a change in the status of the High Availability pair. For example,
when the backup SonicWALL takes over for the primary after a failure, an E-mail alert
is sent indicating that the backup has transitioned from Idle to Active. If the primary
SonicWALL subsequently resumes operation after that failure, and Preempt Mode
has been enabled, the primary SonicWALL takes over and another E-mail alert is sent
to the administrator indicating that the primary has preempted the backup.

View Log

The SonicWALL also maintains an event log that displays these High Availability events
in addition to other status messages and possible security threats. This log may be
viewed with a browser using the SonicWALL Web Management Interface or it may be
automatically sent to the administrator's E-mail address.
To view the SonicWALL log, click Log on the left side of the browser window and then
click on View Log at the top of the window.
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