Recovery Manager for AD Disaster Recovery Edition 10.2.2 - User Guide

Creating an alert

To create an alert

1. Create or open a recovery project.

2. On the toolbar, click Configure Alerts.

3. In the dialog box that opens, click Create Alert.

4. Under Alert properties, do the following:

   • Use the Alert name box to type a descriptive name for the alert.

   • Use the Alert me about completion of the specified stage list to select a recovery stage.

   • Under the Use this alert for domain controllers list, click Add, and then select the check boxes next to the domain controllers to which you want to apply this alert. When you are finished, click OK.

   By default, the created alert informs you when all specified domain controllers complete the selected recovery stage, regardless of whether or not the stage succeeded. To modify this behavior, complete the next steps.

   • If you want to be informed when any of the domain controllers complete the recovery stage, select the Alert me when any DC in the list completes specified stage check box.

   • If you only want to be informed about the successful completion of the stage, select the Only alert me when specified stage is completed successfully.

5. Click OK to apply your settings.

Viewing active alerts

After you start the recovery or verify settings operation on a recovery project, you can monitor active alerts in the project.

The number of currently active alerts is displayed next to the Active alerts link in the Project Summary area of the Forest Recovery Console. You can click the Active alerts link to display a list of active alerts and view the details for each active alert.

To view the details of an active alert

1. In the Project Summary area of the Forest Recovery Console, click the Active alerts link.

2. Use the Active alerts list to select the alert whose details you want to view.

3. Use the Alert details list to view the details of the selected alert.

Modifying an alert

For an existing alert, you can modify such settings as alert name, the recovery stage the alert informs you about, the list of domain controllers to which the alert applies, and the conditions when the alert becomes active.

To modify an alert

1. Open the recovery project that includes the alert you want to modify.

2. On the toolbar, click Configure Alerts.

3. In the dialog box that opens, use the Alerts list to select the alert you want to modify.

4. Under Alert properties, modify the alert settings as necessary.

5. When you are finished, click OK to apply your changes.

Deleting an alert

To delete an alert

1. Open the recovery project that includes the alert you want to delete.

2. On the toolbar, click Configure Alerts.

3. In the dialog box that opens, use the Alerts list to select the alert you want to delete.

4. Click the Remove button. If prompted, confirm the deletion of the alert.

5. When you are finished, click OK to apply your changes.