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Event rules control the way events are sent to the user.

Event notifications are sent according to the following rules:

• Event severity level
• Event code that is included in the rule
• Event code that is excluded from the rule
• Email, SNMP and Syslog targets

Before you begin

SMTP server

Out-of-the-box, InfiniBox has a predefined INFINIDAT SMTP server.

• To define your local SMTP server, go to the Settings > SMTP  screen.

Predefined event rules

• InfiniBox sends heartbeat events to the INFINIDAT SMTP server
• To add more rules, see the instructions below

Creating an event rule

1. User either of the following:
   1. Go to the Settings > SMTP  screen and click on View Event Rules.
   2. Go to the Events screen and click on Event Rules. 
2. Click on the Create button.
   The Create Event Rule screen opens.
3. Fill in: 
   1. Name
   2. Target
   3. Recipients - email addresses for the event notifications
   4. Event level
   5. Additional events - insert individual events that this rule will notify on
   6. Excluded events - insert individual events that this rule will not notify on
4. Click Create.
   The event rule is created.