Creating a Notification Group

Notification groups include operators that you can schedule to receive e-mail, page, or command notifications. Operators can belong to more than one notification group.

To create a notification group and include operators:

1. Expand Microsoft Operations Manager (default) in the left pane.
2. Expand Rules in the left pane.
3. Expand Notification Groups in the left pane.
4. Click Action on the menu bar.
5. Click Create Notification Group on the Action menu.
6. Type an appropriate name for the group.
   • If you want to add an existing operator to the group, complete the following steps:
     1. Select the operator name from the Available operators list.
     2. Click the bottom arrow to move the name to the Group operators list.
   • If you want to create a new operator and add the operator to the group, complete the following steps:
     1. Click New Operator.
     2. Type a name or description of the operator.
     3. Follow the instructions until you have finished creating an operator. For more information about the fields on a window, click Help.
     4. Click the bottom arrow to move the name to the Group operators list.
   • If you want to modify an operator's properties, complete the following steps:
     1. Select the operator name. The operator can be in the Available operators list or the Group operators list.
     2. Click Properties.
     3. Modify the operator properties as needed. For more information about the fields on a window, click Help.
7. Repeat step 7 or step 8 to add more operators to the notification group.
8. Click Finish on the Notification Group Properties window.