Alert Type

In the Alert Type panel you can select an alert type from the provided list and view the definitions of each alert type. To configure an Alert Type, complete the following steps:

1	Click the Alert Type pull-down list and select an alert type.

The table that follows displays all the Firewall Alert Types and definitions of each alert.

 

Table 43. Firewall Alert Types and definitions

Name	Description
Unit HF Status	Tracks if a unit has failed over to a HF Pair (primary or secondary). The value that the threshold will use is String. This value is either p (for primary), b (for secondary) or otherwise.
Unit Locally Changed	Tracks if changes have been made to a unit locally. The value that the threshold will use is Boolean. This value is either True (1) or False (0).
Unit Status	Tracks a Units Up/Down status. The value that the threshold will use is Numeric. This value is the number of missed heartbeats that should be counted to mark a unit as down. Edit Content option available.
Unit WAN Status	Tracks if a unit has failed over on the WAN. The value that the threshold will use is String. This value is either m (for modem), w (for wireless), e (for ethernet) or otherwise.
VPN Tunnel Status	Tracks an SAs tunnel status. The value that the threshold will use is Boolean. This value is either Active/Alive/Up (1) or otherwise (0). Edit Content option available.

NOTE: When an alert type is selected, a description for that alert is also displayed in the Alert Type panel.

If the Alert Type requires you to Edit Content, a link displays in the Alert Type panel. Editing Contents allows the user to pick additional information, in a granular fashion, on which the alerting has to be completed.

2	Click the Edit Content link. The Edit Contents for Alert Type Unit Status pop-up window displays.

 

3	Click the Threshold pull-down list and select a threshold.

NOTE: You can create a new threshold on-the-fly by clicking the icon. Refer to Configuring Event Thresholds on page 1017 for details on how to configure event thresholds. Only one new threshold can be created in this feature.

4	Click Update. To reset the settings, click Reset.