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alert-console

alert-console

Use this command to configure the alert console options. The alert console appears on the dashboard in the GUI.

Syntax

config system alert-console

set period {1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7}

set severity-level {information | notify | warning | error | critical | alert | emergency}

end

Variable

Description

period {1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7}

Enter the number of days to keep the alert console alerts (default = 7).

severity-level {information | notify | warning | error | critical | alert | emergency}

Enter the minimum severity level to display on the alert console on the dashboard:

  • emergency: The unit is unusable (default).
  • alert: Immediate action is required.
  • critical: Functionality is affected.
  • error: Functionality is probably affected.
  • warning: Functionality might be affected.
  • notification: Information about normal events.
  • information: General information about unit operations.

Example

This example sets the alert console message display to warning for a duration of three days.

config system alert-console

set period 3

set severity-level warning

end

alert-console

alert-console

Use this command to configure the alert console options. The alert console appears on the dashboard in the GUI.

Syntax

config system alert-console

set period {1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7}

set severity-level {information | notify | warning | error | critical | alert | emergency}

end

Variable

Description

period {1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7}

Enter the number of days to keep the alert console alerts (default = 7).

severity-level {information | notify | warning | error | critical | alert | emergency}

Enter the minimum severity level to display on the alert console on the dashboard:

  • emergency: The unit is unusable (default).
  • alert: Immediate action is required.
  • critical: Functionality is affected.
  • error: Functionality is probably affected.
  • warning: Functionality might be affected.
  • notification: Information about normal events.
  • information: General information about unit operations.

Example

This example sets the alert console message display to warning for a duration of three days.

config system alert-console

set period 3

set severity-level warning

end