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Setting Dialing Properties for Paging Notification on UNIX

In the event of noteworthy network conditions, NerveCenter can call the necessary person's pager.

Data about the recipient's pager is specified when the behavior model is created. However, before the page can be sent, an administrator must configure basic settings concerning the server's dialing properties.

This section describes how to set dialing properties for a NerveCenter Server on UNIX. See also Setting Dialing Properties for Paging Notification on Windows.

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   A paging NerveCenter Server must be on a machine with a modem and access to a outside line.

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  To configure NerveCenter to perform the paging action on UNIX:

1. Open NerveCenter Administrator and connect to the appropriate NerveCenter Server. See Connecting Administrator to a NerveCenter Server on page 38.
2. Select the Actions tab.

   The Actions tab is displayed.

   

3. In the Log File field, type the full path and name of the pager log file.

   The Pager action logs messages about success or failure to this file. Each log entry contains the following:

   • a date and time stamp
   • the process ID (PID) of the Pager process
   • the log message itself

     If, for some reason, the log file cannot be opened, all log messages are directed to standard error (stderr).

4. In the Maximum Retries field, type the maximum number of times the system should try to dial the pager number.
5. In the Retry Interval field, type the number of seconds you want NerveCenter to wait between dialing.
6. In the Modem Speed field, type the speed of the modem used for paging.
7. In the Pager Port field, type the location of the port used for paging.
8. Select Save.

Users can now include a Paging action in their behavior models.