Difference between revisions of "Enabling SNMP/email alerts"

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# Log in to the Traffic Management Shell (tmsh) by typing the following command:  
 
# Log in to the Traffic Management Shell (tmsh) by typing the following command:  
 
  tmsh
 
  tmsh
 
 
# To configure the system to send locally generated email messages, use the following command syntax:  
 
# To configure the system to send locally generated email messages, use the following command syntax:  
 
  modify /sys outbound-smtp mailhub <mail_server>:<port>
 
  modify /sys outbound-smtp mailhub <mail_server>:<port>
 
 
# To save the configuration, type the following command:  
 
# To save the configuration, type the following command:  
 
  save /sys config
 
  save /sys config
 
 
#Optional: If the SMTP mail host supports Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)/TLS authentication but does not establish a secure connection automatically, you must add the following four additional parameters into the /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf configuration file:  
 
#Optional: If the SMTP mail host supports Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)/TLS authentication but does not establish a secure connection automatically, you must add the following four additional parameters into the /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf configuration file:  
 
  UseSTARTTLS=yes
 
  UseSTARTTLS=yes
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  AuthUser=<SMTP-Account-Username>
 
  AuthUser=<SMTP-Account-Username>
 
  AuthPass=<SMTP-Account-Password>
 
  AuthPass=<SMTP-Account-Password>
 
 
#Verify that ssmtp is configured properly and can send an email message:
 
#Verify that ssmtp is configured properly and can send an email message:
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echo "ssmtp test mail" | mail -vs "Test email" [email protected]
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#To modify the permissions on the user_alert.conf file to include write access, type the following command:
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chmod 644 /config/user_alert.conf
  
echo "ssmtp test mail" | mail -vs "Test email" [email protected]
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8.To modify the permissions on the user_alert.conf file to include write access, type the following command:
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chmod 644 /config/user_alert.conf
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alert BIGIP_SHELL_BP_CONFIGURATION_LOADED {
 
alert BIGIP_SHELL_BP_CONFIGURATION_LOADED {
 
  snmptrap OID=".1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.2.4.0.28";
 
  snmptrap OID=".1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.2.4.0.28";
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  body="A node came up"
 
  body="A node came up"
 
}
 
}
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</nowiki>
  
  
 
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#To restore the permissions on the user_alert.conf file, type the following command:  
9.To restore the permissions on the user_alert.conf file, type the following command:  
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chmod 444 /config/user_alert.conf
chmod 444 /config/user_alert.conf
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#To restart the alertd process, type the following command:  
 
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tmsh restart /sys service alertd
10.To restart the alertd process, type the following command:  
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tmsh restart /sys service alertd
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Revision as of 18:28, 14 May 2018

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  1. Log in to the Traffic Management Shell (tmsh) by typing the following command:
tmsh
  1. To configure the system to send locally generated email messages, use the following command syntax:
modify /sys outbound-smtp mailhub <mail_server>:<port>
  1. To save the configuration, type the following command:
save /sys config
  1. Optional: If the SMTP mail host supports Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)/TLS authentication but does not establish a secure connection automatically, you must add the following four additional parameters into the /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf configuration file:
UseSTARTTLS=yes
UseTLS=yes
AuthUser=<SMTP-Account-Username>
AuthPass=<SMTP-Account-Password>
  1. Verify that ssmtp is configured properly and can send an email message:
echo "ssmtp test mail" | mail -vs "Test email" [email protected]
  1. To modify the permissions on the user_alert.conf file to include write access, type the following command:
chmod 644 /config/user_alert.conf

alert BIGIP_SHELL_BP_CONFIGURATION_LOADED { snmptrap OID=".1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.2.4.0.28"; email toaddress="[email protected]" fromaddress="root" body="New configuration loaded" } alert BIGIP_MCPD_MCPDERR_POOL_MEMBER_MON_DOWN "Pool (.*?) member (.*?):(.*?) monitor status down." { snmptrap OID=".1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.2.4.0.10"; lcdwarn description="Node down" priority="1" email toaddress="[email protected]" fromaddress="root" body="A pool member went down" } alert BIGIP_MCPD_MCPDERR_POOL_MEMBER_MON_UP "Pool (.*?) member (.*?):(.*?) monitor status up." { snmptrap OID=".1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.2.4.0.11" email toaddress="[email protected]" fromaddress="root" body="A pool member came back up" } alert BIGIP_MCPD_MCPDERR_NODE_ADDRESS_MON_DOWN "Node (.*?) monitor status down." { snmptrap OID=".1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.2.4.0.12"; lcdwarn description="Node address down" priority="1" email toaddress="[email protected]" fromaddress="root" body="A node went down" } alert BIGIP_MCPD_MCPDERR_NODE_ADDRESS_MON_UP "Node (.*?) monitor status up." { snmptrap OID=".1.3.6.1.4.1.3375.2.4.0.13" email toaddress="[email protected]" fromaddress="root" body="A node came up" }


  1. To restore the permissions on the user_alert.conf file, type the following command:
chmod 444 /config/user_alert.conf
  1. To restart the alertd process, type the following command:
tmsh restart /sys service alertd