Notifications

On the Notifications page, users can view notifications when given conditions arise within BeyondInsight for Unix & Linux (BIUL). The notifications are specific to a logged-in user.

View of the Notifications page

View Notification Details

To view notifications details:

  1. On the sidebar menu, click Notifications.
  2. On the Notifications page, if necessary, use the filtering options to reduce the list size.
    • Read Status: Read status can be Read or Unread.
    • Type: Currently, only Stale Host is available. When one or more hosts have not been profiled for more than a week, a notification is created for software admin or sysadmin users.

The parameters defining stale hosts is not configurable. The period is defined as 7 days.

  1. To view the Notification Details, click a notification row. The Notification Details panel provides options for remediation of the condition.
  2. As described in the panel, to re-profile the hosts listed in the notification, click One-Click Profile Hosts or Profile Hosts.
    • The One-Click Profile Hosts option uses the existing BIUL default credentials feature.
    • The Profile Hosts option uses the existing Software Actions menu.

For more information on Software Actions, see Profile Servers in BIUL.

Access the Notifications Panel

At the top right of the BIUL interface, click the Notifications icon to get a list of host notifications. To go to the Notifications page, click See All Notifications.