In System Center Essentials, a notification recipient defines when and from what devices notifications can be sent. The following procedure shows how administrators configure recipients for notifications. You must first enable a notification channel before performing this procedure. After this procedure is complete, you must create a notification subscription that defines the format of the notification message and any filters such as age or severity of the alert.
To create a notification recipient
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Log on to the computer with a user account that is a member of the Administrators group on the Essentials 2007 Management Server.
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In the Essentials 2007 console, click the Administration button.
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When you run the Essentials 2007 console on a computer that is not a Management Server, the Connect To Server dialog box displays. In the Server name text box, type the name of the Essentials 2007 Management Server. -
In the Administration pane, expand Notifications, right-click Recipients, and then click New Notification Recipient.
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On the General tab, type a display name for this recipient. If you want to schedule when notifications should be sent, click Only send notifications during specified times and create a date range.
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Click the Notification Devices tab.
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Start the Create Notification Device Wizard by clicking the Add button.
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Expand the Notification channel drop-down list, and then click Email.
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In the Your address for the selected channel box type an e-mail address. For example, type email@adventure-works.com. This is the e-mail address that is listed in the From box of each e-mail message that is sent to notification recipients.
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On the Schedule page, you can leave the default schedule or you set a schedule that applies only to this notification, and then click Next.
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On the General page, type a name for this notification device, and then click Finish.
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Click Add to define another notification device. Otherwise click OK.
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The new recipient displays in the Recipients pane.