Alert properties

Alert properties provide detailed information about each alert.

See Viewing alert properties.

The Alert Properties dialog box provides the following items:

Table: Alert properties

Item

Description

Category

Shows the title of the alert.

Type

Indicates the severity of the alert. The type helps you determine how quickly you want to respond.

Following are the alert types:

  • Errors

  • Warnings

  • Information

  • Attention Required

Server

Shows the name of the media server on which the alert occurred.

Device

Shows the name of the device on which the alert occurred.

Job Name

Shows the name of the job that is associated with the alert.

Time alert received

Shows the date and time the alert occurred.

Source

Indicates the cause of the alert.

Alerts can originate from one of the following sources:

  • System

  • Job

  • Media

  • Device

SNMP trap Identification

Lists the SNMP message from Backup Exec regarding status and error conditions. SNMP must be installed to view this message.

Enabled

Indicates whether the alert is activated or disabled.

Send notifications

Indicates whether notifications are enabled or cleared for the alert. Recipients must be configured to use this option.

Send SNMP notifications

Indicates whether SNMP notifications are enabled or cleared for the alert. SNMP must be installed to use this option.

Record in event log

Indicates whether the alert is entered into the Windows Event Viewer. The Windows Event log displays all the property information for the alert.

If a link appears in the Windows Event log you can search the Symantec Technical Support Web site for information about the Event ID.

Event ID

Shows the alert’s ID in the Windows Event Viewer.

Automatically clear after x days/hours/minutes

Shows the length of time the alert remains active before it is moved to the Alert history.

For the Attention Required alerts, you can set a default response. For more information, see the documentation for Backup Exec Utility.

Respond with

Lists the response Backup Exec automatically sends. This option is available only for the Media Overwrite and Media Insert alert categories.

Include job log

Sends the job log to the recipient that is configured for notification. This option can only be used for the recipients that are configured for email or printer notification.

User who responded

Shows the user ID that responded to the alert.

Response machine

Shows the name of the computer from which the user responded.

Time user responded

Shows the date and time when the user responded to the alert.

User response

Shows the response that the user entered for the alert.

Alert properties