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Deciding whether to use the EMS Configuration Express Guide

This guide describes how to quickly configure ONTAP 9.4 and later to send important EMS (Event Management System) event notifications directly to an email address, a syslog server, or a Simple Management Network Protocol (SNMP) traphost so that you are immediately notified of system issues that require prompt attention.

To monitor the most important activities in your system, you must monitor the important EMS events.

Because important event notifications are not enabled by default, you must configure the EMS to send notifications to either an email address, a syslog server, or an SNMP traphost.

Use this guide to configure EMS event notifications for important events if the following are true:

  • You are implementing the following scenario:

    • You are setting up a new system running ONTAP 9 that does not have EMS configured.

  • You want to use best practices, not explore every available option.
  • You do not want to read a lot of conceptual background.

If this guide is not suitable for your situation, you should see the following documentation instead:

  • System Administration Guide

    Describes general system administration of a cluster, including the command-line interface (CLI), cluster access, node management, storage virtual machine (SVM) setup, user account management, event monitoring, and performance evaluation.