Alerts in System Center 2012
Configuration Manager are generated by some operations when a
specific condition occurs. Typically, alerts are generated when an
error occurs that you must resolve. Additionally, an alert might be
generated to warn you that a condition exists so that you can
continue to monitor the situation. You can configure alerts for
some Configuration Manager operations, such as
Endpoint Protection and client status, whereas some alerts are
configured automatically. Additionally, you can configure
subscriptions to alerts for client status and
Endpoint Protection that will be emailed to you.
 Note |
| In Configuration Manager with no service pack, you could only
configure email subscriptions for Endpoint Protection alerts.
Beginning with System Center 2012
Configuration Manager SP1, you can configure email
subscriptions to all alerts generated by Configuration
Manager. |
Use the following table to find information about how to
configure alerts and alert subscriptions in Configuration
Manager:
For information about how you can monitor the alerts that are
generated by Configuration Manager, see the Monitor
Alerts in Configuration Manager section in the Monitor Configuration
Manager Sites and Hierarchy topic.
Management Tasks for Alerts
Use the information in this section to help you manage
alerts in Configuration Manager.
To manage alerts
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In the Monitoring workspace, click Alerts
and then select a management task.
Use the following table for more information about the
management tasks that might require some information before you
select them.
| Management task |
Details |
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Configure
|
Opens the <alert name>Properties dialog box
where you can modify the name, severity, and thresholds for the
selected alert. If you change the severity of the alert, this
configuration affects how the alerts are displayed in the
Configuration Manager console.
|
|
Edit Comment
|
Enter a comment for the selected alerts. These comments display
with the alert in the Configuration Manager console.
|
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Postpone
|
Suspends the monitoring of the alert until the specified date is
reached. At that time, the state of the alert is updated.
You can only postpone an alert when it is enabled.
|
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Create subscription
|
Opens the New Subscription dialog box where you can
create an email subscription to the selected alert.
| Note |
| Prior to Configuration Manager SP1, you can create email
subscriptions only for Endpoint Protection and client status
alerts. |
|
How to Configure Email Subscriptions
for Alerts
Use the procedures in this section to help you
configure email subscriptions to alerts in Configuration
Manager.
 Important |
| In Configuration Manager with no service pack, you can only
configure email subscriptions for Endpoint Protection
alerts. |
To configure email notification
settings in Configuration Manager with no service pack
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In the Configuration Manager console, click
Administration.
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In the Administration workspace, expand Site
Configuration, and then click Sites.
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On the Home tab, in the Settings group,
click Configure Site Components and then click Email
Notification.
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In the Email Notification Component Properties
dialog box, specify the following information:
- Enable email notification for Endpoint
Protection alerts: Select this check box to enable
Configuration Manager to use an SMTP server to send email
alerts.
- FQDN or IP Address of the SMTP server to
send email alerts: Enter the fully qualified domain name (FQDN)
or IP address and the SMTP port for the email server that you want
to use for these alerts.
- Endpoint Protection SMTP Server Connection
Account: Specify the authentication method for Configuration
Manager to use to connect the email server.
- Sender address for email alerts:
Specify the email address from which alert emails are sent.
- Test SMTP Server: Sends a test email
to the email address specified in Sender address for email
alerts.
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Click OK to save the settings and to close the
Email Settings Component Properties dialog box.
To configure email notification
settings in Configuration Manager SP1 and System Center 2012 R2
Configuration Manager
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In the Configuration Manager console, click
Monitoring.
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In the Monitoring workspace, expand
Alerts, and then click Subscriptions.
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On the Home tab, in the Create group,
click Configure Email Notification.
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In the Email Notification Component Properties
dialog box, specify the following information:
- Enable email notification for alerts:
Select this check box to enable Configuration Manager to use an
SMTP server to send email alerts.
- FQDN or IP Address of the SMTP server to
send email alerts: Enter the fully qualified domain name (FQDN)
or IP address and the SMTP port for the email server that you want
to use for these alerts.
- SMTP Server Connection Account:
Specify the authentication method for Configuration Manager to use
to connect the email server.
- Sender address for email alerts:
Specify the email address from which alert emails are sent.
- Test SMTP Server: Sends a test email
to the email address specified in Sender address for email
alerts.
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Click OK to save the settings and to close the
Email Settings Component Properties dialog box.
To subscribe to alerts
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In the Configuration Manager console, click
Monitoring.
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In the Monitoring workspace, click
Alerts.
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In the Alerts list, select an alert and then, on
the Home tab, in the Subscription group, click
Create subscription.
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In the New Subscription dialog box, specify the
following information:
- Name: Enter a name to identify the
email subscription. You can use up to 255 characters.
- Email address: Enter the email
addresses that you want the alert sent to. You can separate
multiple email addresses with a semicolon.
- Email language: In the list, specify
the language for the email.
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Click OK to close the New Subscription
dialog box and to create the email subscription.
| Note |
| You can delete and edit subscriptions in the Monitoring
workspace when you expand the Alerts node, and then click
the Subscriptions node. |
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