UPDATE ALERTTRIGGER (Update a defined alert trigger)

Use this command to update the attributes of one or more alert triggers.

Privilege class

To issue this command, you must have system privilege.

Syntax

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                        .-,-----------------.   
                        V                   |   
>>-UPDate ALERTTrigger----+--message_number-+------------------->

   .-CAtegory--=--SErver----------.   
>--+------------------------------+----------------------------->
   '-CAtegory--=--+-APplication-+-'   
                  +-INventory---+     
                  +-CLient------+     
                  +-DEvice------+     
                  +-SErver------+     
                  +-STorage-----+     
                  +-SYstem------+     
                  '-VMclient----'     

>--+-----------------------------+--+-----------------------------+-><
   |              .-,----------. |  |              .-,----------. |   
   |              V            | |  |              V            | |   
   '-ADDadmin--=----admin_name-+-'  '-DELadmin--=----admin_name-+-'   

Parameters

message_number (Required)
Specifies the message number that you want to associate with the alert trigger. Specify multiple message numbers, which are separated by commas, and no intervening spaces. Message numbers are a maximum of eight characters in length.
CATegory
Specifies the category type for the alert, which is determined by the message types. The default value is SERVER.
Note: Changing the category of an alert trigger does not change the category of existing alerts on the server. New alerts are categorized with the new category.
Specify one of the following values:
APplication
Alert is classified as application category. For example, you can specify this category for messages that are associated with application (TDP) clients.
INventory
Alert is classified as inventory category. For example, you can specify this category for messages that are associated with the database, active log file, or archive log file.
CLient
Alert is classified as client category. For example, you can specify this category for messages that are associated with general client activities.
DEvice
Alert is classified as device category. For example, you can specify this category for messages that are associated with device classes, libraries, drives, or paths.
SErver
Alert is classified as general server category. For example, you can specify this category for messages that are associated with general server activities or events.
STorage
Alert is classified as storage category. For example, you can specify this category for messages that are associated with storage pools.
SYstems
Alert is classified under system clients category. For example, you can specify this category for messages that are associated with system backup and archive or hierarchical storage management (HSM) backup-archive clients.
VMclient
Alert is classified under VMclient category. For example, you can specify this category for messages that are associated with virtual machine clients.
ADmin
This optional parameter specifies the name of the administrator who receives email notification of this alert. The alert trigger is defined successfully even if no administrator names are specified.
ADDadmin
Specifies the administrator name that you want to add to the list of administrators that receive email alerts. Specify multiple administrator names, which are separated by commas, and no intervening spaces.
DELadmin
Specifies the administrator name that you want to delete from the list of administrators that receive email alerts. Specify multiple administrator names, which are separated by commas, and no intervening spaces.

Update alert trigger

Add the names of the administrators that want to be notified when ANR1073E, ANR1074E alerts occur, and also delete the name of an administrator that no longer wants to be notified, by issuing the following command:
update alerttrigger ANR1073E,ANR1074E ADDadmin=djee,cdawson,mhaye deladmin=harryh

Related commands

Table 1. Commands related to UPDATE ALERTTRIGGER
Command Description
DEFINE ALERTTRIGGER (Define an alert trigger) Associates specified messages to an alert trigger.
DELETE ALERTTRIGGER (Remove a message from an alert trigger) Removes a message number that can trigger an alert.
QUERY ALERTSTATUS (Query the status of an alert) Displays information about alerts that have been issued on the server.
QUERY ALERTTRIGGER (Query the list of defined alert triggers) Displays message numbers that trigger an alert.
QUERY MONITORSETTINGS (Query the configuration settings for monitoring alerts and server status) Displays information about monitoring alerts and server status settings.
UPDATE ALERTSTATUS (Update the status of an alert) Updates the status of a reported alert.