Notification lists

A notification list determines what notifications a client of the
Global Manager
receives. A notification list includes a filter that the
Global Manager
uses to process notifications before sending the notifications to the client. In addition to a filter, you can also use a notification list to change the name of column headings in the Notification Log of the Global Console.
Changes to a notification list are not available to console users until they reattach to the
Global Manager
.
Clients that use notification lists include:
  • Global Consoles — The notification list is a property of the user profile. “Creating a user profile” on page 41 describes how to create user profiles.
  • Notification adapters — The notification list used by a notification adapter is specified in the NLSubscription section of the adapter’s configuration file. The
    provides additional details on notification adapters.
  • Adapter Platform — A
    Global Manager
    uses a notification list to receive notifications from the Adapter Platform. The notification list used by
    Global Manager
    is specified in the dxa-oi.conf file.
    Changes to the notification list are made using the Global Console and not by directly editing the dxa-oi.conf file.
    Because a notification list controls what notifications a client receives, it affects more than the display of notifications in a Notification Log. A notification list also affects the display of maps in the Global Console. For example, if a notification list filters out all notifications for a router, the status of that router will appear normal, regardless of its actual condition.
    The filters specified as part of a notification list should not be confused with the filtering capabilities of the Global Console. The
    Global Manager
    performs the filtering defined in a notification list. The notifications that are filtered out by a notification list are not sent to a client. Filters in the Global Console can be used to further refine the filter of a notification list. The
    describes filtering performed by the Global Console.
    You can create or modify a notification list using the
    Global Manager
    Administration Console or the
    sm_config
    utility. This section describes using the
    Global Manager
    Administration Console. Chapter 11, “Importing and Exporting Configurations,” describes how to use the
    sm_config
    utility.