Network Device Monitoring
ECS/ie can be configured to monitor any number of devices connected to a
TCP/IP network. ECS/ie will periodically 'ping' the registered servers and alert
the relevant system administrators by email or page them via SMS messaging if a
positive response is not received from the device within 10 seconds. ECS/ie will
also notify the system administrator if the AS/400 that ECS/ie is running on
also fails.
- To add a network server to be monitored select "Network Device Monitoring" from the
"Monitoring" menu from the main "ECS/integrated
email" panel.
- The "Network Device Monitoring" panel will now be displayed.
- Click the "Add Device" button to register the monitoring of a new
Network Device .
- The "Add Network Device" window will now be displayed.
- Enter the TCP/IP address of the Device and the device description, the
Device Description also acts as the email subject for all messages sent.
- The "Connect" check box displays the current known status of
the Device.
- Click the "OK" button to register the new Device.
Define email Distribution list
- To add an email recipient to the distribution list select the required
Device with a single left hand mouse click.
- Click the "Add email" button.
- The "Add Network Monitoring email Address" panel should now be
displayed.
- Enter the email address for the recipient then click the "OK"
button.
- Repeat this for all recipients that you wish to add to the distribution
list.
There are five reserved email extensions used within ECS/ie that do not
result in an email being generated, using the reserved email extensions causes
ECS/ie to perform other functions.
- "SMS" - GSM Mobile Phone Short Messaging Service messages or
messages to compatible pagers. The address format should be xxxxx@yyyyy.SMS
where xxxxx is the GSM/Pager number, yyyyy is the messaging service centre
followed by ".SMS". See the specific
section for more information.
- "FTP" - File Transfer Protocol. Using the extension
".FTP" causes any attached spool files to be FTP'd to a local or
remote server. Each server must be defined as an FTP Server. See
the specific section for more information.
- "OUTQ" - Spool file Management. Using the extension ".OUTQ"
enables the automated transfer of spool files between output queues on the
AS/400. The email format for moving spool files is OUTQ@LIBRARY.OUTQ.
- "MSGQ" - Send AS/400 Message. Using the extension ".MSGQ"
causes ECS/ie to send AS/400 text messages up to 512 characters long to an
AS/400 based Message queue. The email
format for AS/400 messaging is MSGQ@LIBRARY.MSGQ
- "BRKM" - Send an AS/400 Break Message using the command
SNDBRKMSG. Using the extension ".BRKM"
causes ECS/ie to send AS/400 text messages up to 512 characters long to an
AS/400 green screen user that will break on their screen. The email
format for AS/400 break messaging is; USER@DELTYPE.BRKM.
Where "USER" is the AS/400 User profile name, "DELTYPE"
is the delivery type, permissible values are "INF" and "INQ".
Setting the value to "INF" will send the message as an
Information break message. Setting the value to "INQ" will send
the message as an Inquiry break message, forcing the user to enter a
reply.
Note: Extensions
"FTP" and "OUTQ" are reserved for Spool file processing
only. Extensions "SMS", "MSGQ" and "BRKM" can
process the body of email text only, not attachments.
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