CentOS 7.x Configure OpenNMS

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Enable notifications

1. For enable notifications on OpenNMS

   Go to Dashboard -> admin -> Configure OpenNMS

   Select on on Notification Status

   Click Update

Create Users and groups

1. For Creating users and groups in OpenNMS

   Go to Dashboard -> admin -> Configure OpenNMS -> Select Users,Groups and On-call Roles

   Select Configure Users

   Select Add New User. Enter required details

   User ID

   Password

   Confirm Password

   On Next Screen Enter

   Full name

   Email ID

   Select On this many Schedules

Configure Destination Path

1. The default destination path is not working for some reason. Create new destination path for sending event notifications to users/groups

   Go to Dashboard -> admin -> Configure OpenNMS -> In event management section

   Select configure Notifications

   Select Configure Destination path

   Under create a new destination path -> Select New Path and provide required details

   Name - NewList

   Initial delay - 1s

   Initial target - Click Edit

   Select Users,Groups to receive notifications

   Click Next -> Select Java Mail -> Finish

Change destination Path

1. In all existing notifications, Please change destination path with newly created one

   Go to Dashboard -> admin -> Configure OpenNMS -> In event management section

   Select configure Notifications

   Select Configure Event Notifications

   Select exisitnf Notification -> Click Next -> Click Skip results validation

   Select new destination path in Choose A path - NewList

   Finish

Configure Event Notifications

1. For configure event notifications

   Go to Dashboard -> admin -> Configure OpenNMS -> In event management section

   Select configure Notifications

   Select Configure Event Notifications

   Select Add New Event notification

   Select an event from large list -> Click Next

   Enter Current Rule IPADDR IPLIKE *.*.*.* and Select services -> Click on Validate rule results -> Click next

   Name - Server Down

   Select newly created destination path New List

   Enter Some text message #Minimum single special value required

   Click Finish

Add node to OpenNMS

1. For adding node to OpenNMS

   Go to Dashboard -> admin -> Quick-Add Node

2. on Basic Attributes (required)

   Requisition -> Test #Create requisition for first time

   Ip Address -> 192.168.1.X

   Node Label -> LinuxServer1

3. SNMP Parameters (optional)

   Version - v2c

   Community String - Public

4. Select provision for finish

Create Notifications based on events

1. If you want particular event as a notification

   Go to Dashboard -> Info -> Nodes

   Select Node LinuxServer1

   Select view events

   Select Edit notifications for event on particulat event -> Click Next

   Select Create a new notification

   Select Validate rule results

   Select Next

   Name - Server Down

   Select newly created destination path New List

   Enter Some text message #Minimum single special value required

   Click Finish

Steps contributed by Pavan Ponamala

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