Overview

When system monitoring conditions set at the client are satisfied, an alert is sent from a client to the server. The server uses the output alert information to check the client that reported the alert.

• For an overview of alert reporting, see 1.2.5(3) Monitoring a client system.

The following figure shows the general procedure for reporting errors that occurred at a client to the server.

Figure 4-13 General procedure for reporting errors at a client to the server

Operating procedure

To report errors at a client to the server:

1. Set the destination for reported alerts.
   
   • For details on server settings, see 4.2.13 Client Alert page in the Setup Guide.
   • For details on settings for relaying alerts, see 7.4.2 Relaying alert information in the manual Administrator's Guide Volume 1.
2. Set alert reporting at the client.
   
   • For details on the client settings, see 11.8.4(4) Reporting an alert to a higher system in the manual Administrator's Guide Volume 1.
   • For details on the client settings, see 6.2.9 System Monitoring page in the Setup Guide.
3. Set system monitoring conditions at the client.
   
   • For details on setting up the system monitoring conditions, see 11.8.2 Specifying system monitoring conditions in the manual Administrator's Guide Volume 1.
4. Start system monitoring at the client.
   
   • For details on how to start system monitoring, see 11.8.1 Starting or stopping system monitoring in the manual Administrator's Guide Volume 1.
5. Check the alert reported from the client.
   
   • For details on how to check a reported alert, see 7.4.1 Checking alert information in the manual Administrator's Guide Volume 1.

Notes

• For notes on checking alerts, see 7.4.1(1)(c) Notes on using the alert information file in the manual Administrator's Guide Volume 1.