This chapter presents one or more of the following property details for alerts:

  • Name — The name of the alert. In those instances in which the specific alert name might vary, the alert is identified in this chapter with brackets (< >).
  • Message — What the alert looks like to the recipient. Variables that appear in alert messages are identified in this reference section in italics. For example, Broker: name, NameServer: NSname, and Threshold: threshold.
  • Description — A description of the alert.
  • Type — The type of alert: polled or asynchronous. See Alert types for a detailed definition for each alert type.
  • Action — Suggestions on what remedial actions to take.
  • Note — Additional clarifying information about an alert.
  • See Also — References to other manuals. These references might provide additional details about an alert, or about related functionality.

You might not see all elements listed for every alert; elements are listed if applicable.