Endpoint Types ​

Yellowbrick supports four different endpoint types:

• Notify Yellowbrick support (phonehome)
• Send email
• Post to web service (http)
• Send an SNMP trap

You can configure and enable many different endpoints, but they are all tied to the same set of alerts.

Send Email ​

The following configuration details are required for this endpoint type:

Add email addresses by clicking the Add button. You cannot type into the Recipients field. Be sure to provide accurate credentials (username/password) and the correct SMTP hostname and port number for your mail server. You can change the subject line that will be used for email alerts. For example:

For information about Load Sample Template choices, see Alert Templates. After clicking Finish on this screen, you can see the endpoint on the Endpoints tab of the main Alerting screen:

Send an SNMP Trap ​

The following configuration details are required for this endpoint type:

SNMP Versions 1 and 2c are supported. Version 1 supports the UDP protocol. Version 2c supports UDP or TCP/IP. Be sure to provide the correct SMTP hostname and port number.

Post to Web Service (http) ​

The following configuration details are required for this endpoint type:

Notify Yellowbrick Support ​

No configuration is required or allowed for this endpoint.

Parent topic:Creating an Alert Endpoint