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Cirrusemail alert when service restarts
Is it possible to have BIGIP send email alert when a service restarts.
I have had the ASM service restart and would like to receive an email from the F5 letting me know.
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f51Cumulonimbus
Hi steven_normole
Yes, it is possible. Here are the steps:- You must configure the SMTP server and email addresses in the BIG-IP alerting system.
- The BIG-IP uses the alertd daemon and the /etc/alertd/alert.conf file to define which system events trigger which actions (such as sending an email).
Here is the config:
alert asm "ASM subsystem restart requested" {
email to-addresses="your-email@domain.com"
}
- After editing /etc/alertd/alert.conf, reload the alertd service: tmsh restart sys service alertd.
References:
- K20156213: Customizing email alert for pool to get the pool/node member name and status in message body instead of subject line
- K13180: Configuring the BIG-IP system to deliver locally generated email messages (11.x - 17.x)
steven_normoleI tried your suggestion and i restarted ASM service, but the F5 never sent the email.
Some additional information, I already have the F5 configured to send email alerts based upon certain alerts and that is working.
I am trying now to have the F5 send email when the ASM service is being restarted.
- steven_normole
alert ASM_SERVICE "Removed publication with publisher id bd" {
email toaddress="usn.jbcharleston.niwcatlanticsc.list.hsse-cloud@health.mil"
fromaddress="awsw-prod-f5-lb01@health.mil"
body="ASM service changed stop on AWSW-M-WAF01-DMBIGIPVM-DHA-PR-AZA"
}This is what I put in the user_alert.conf file. this sends an email alert
