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10. Enter a number of retries in the Retries field.
11. Click Save and apply changes.
Configuring an Authentication Method for the MergePoint 5224/
5240 SP Manager
By selecting the Config - Unit Authentication menu option, the administrative user can configure
the authentication method that applies when anyone attempts to log into the MergePoint 5224/5240
SP manager.
By default, Local authentication is in effect and no configuration is required.
The specified type of authentication server must be available and must be configured as described
under Configuring Authentication Servers on page 83.
To configure an authentication method for SP manager logins:
1. Select the Config
- Unit authentication menu option.
2. Select the desired authentication type from the Authentication Type pull
-down menu.
3. Click Save and apply changes.
Configuring Notifications
By selecting the Config - Notifications menu option, the administrative user can define alarm
triggers to generate notifications when specified events occur. The syslogd filters logs for the
specified kinds of messages and takes action based on the content of the messages. The
administrative user specifies the notices to be sent either by SNMP trap, pager or email.
To configure a notification, the administrative user clicks the Add button after selecting one of the
notification methods from the menu. The dialog that appears next has different fields and menu
options depending on which notification method is selected.
The following table shows the fields for configuring any type of notification.
Table 5.2: Values for Configuring Any Type of Notification
Checkbox, Field or
Menu Name Description
Scan device console session
for matches
As stated
Name The name for the trigger
Alarm trigger A function and a regular expression in syslog-ng format. Use the format:
function(‘regular_expression’). For example, the following example
searches system messages for Denied, denied, Fail and fail:
match(‘[Dd]enied | [Ff]ail’); See MergePoint 5224/5240 SP Manager
Notifications on page 43 for more format examples.
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