topic Re: Snapshot and SnapMirror mail alert configuration in ONTAP Discussions

Snapshot and SnapMirror mail alert configuration

sawai — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:18:44 GMT

I would like to detect Snapshot and SnapMirror success and failure via email in ONTAP 9.9.1.
Is it possible to use EMS email alert settings (event config, event destination, event filter, event notification, etc.) to be notified of Snapshot and SnapMirror success and failure?

If it is possible, can you please tell me how to configure it?

Re: Snapshot and SnapMirror mail alert configuration

Fabian1993 — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 05:55:49 GMT

DFM/Operations Manager/OnCommand(all different evolutions of the NetApp monitoring and managment system) allow for monitoring of snapmirrors, including alerting via pager or email.

Easy installed with a OVA or on a Windows/Linux Host.

https://mysupport.netapp.com/site/products/all/details/activeiq-unified-manager/downloads-tab

Re: Snapshot and SnapMirror mail alert configuration

sawai — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 07:16:51 GMT

Fabian1993 san

Thank you for your answer.

If I want to monitor Snapshot and SnapMirror success/failure via email notifications, is it correct that I cannot implement this by just using ONTAP's standard EMS alert settings, but need Active IQ Unified Manager?

Best Regards.

Re: Snapshot and SnapMirror mail alert configuration

Fabian1993 — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 08:28:49 GMT

You can use Active IQ Unified Manager also any 3. Party Tool or build your monitoring Software.

If you use Unified Manager, you also so many other Options, for example to generate Reports etc etc..

Re: Snapshot and SnapMirror mail alert configuration

Mjizzini — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 09:30:08 GMT

You can configure EMS alert to send important event notifications only to an email address.

"important-events" is a system defined filter that cannot be modified.

Configuring important EMS events to send email notifications

Is it possible to modify the event filter, "important-events"?

cluster1::> event filter show Filter Name Rule Rule Message Name SNMP Trap Type Severity Position Type ----------- -------- --------- ---------------------- --------------- -------- default-trap-events 1 include * * EMERGENCY, ALERT 2 include * Standard, Built-in * 3 exclude * * * important-events 1 include * * EMERGENCY, ALERT 2 include callhome.* * ERROR 3 exclude * * * no-info-debug-events 1 include * * EMERGENCY, ALERT, ERROR, NOTICE 2 exclude * * * 8 entries were displayed.

Re: Snapshot and SnapMirror mail alert configuration

TMACMD — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 10:54:23 GMT

Make a copy of the filter (you cannot modify the system filters)

event filter copy -filter-name important-events -new my-events

Update as you see fit

event catalog show -message-name snapmirror*

(this will show the 126 available messages to filter on in 9.9.1)

Simply add them to your filter (just an example, you will need to determine which to add)

event filter rule add -filter-name my-events -type include -message-name snapmirror.copy.FailedErr -position 1