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Configuring appliance alerts

You may configure alert strings for defined events, and trigger an email notification when the system event containing the alert string occurs. You may enter up to 10 alert strings in the displayed fields.

To enable appliance alerts and email notification:

1. In a Units View window containing an ACS 5000 console server, click Appliance Settings - Events - Appliance Alerts in the side navigation bar.
2. Click Enable Appliance Alert and enter the desired text string(s) in the Alert String field(s).
3. Click Flash Required to save your changes to the console server's Flash memory.
4. Navigate to the Reports tab and click Email Notifications in the side navigation bar.
5. Click Add to start the Add Email Notification Wizard. Click Next.
6. Configure the email address properties. Click Next.
7. Select the events for which you want to trigger email notifications and add them to the Events To Notify window. Click Next.
8. Add one or more unit groups for which you want to trigger email notification. Click Next, then click Finish.