Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Description and Planning Guide

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4.12.1 Notifying the server of errors

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.

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

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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.
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