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For more information, see the section, Creating an archive.
9 After you create the archive, navigate to the AppAssure Core Console on the newly repaired source core, 
and then click the Tools tab.
10 Import the archive you just created in Step 8. For more information, see the section, Importing an 
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Managing events
This chapter describes how to manage events on the AppAssure Core that monitor the state of the AppAssure 
Core and its protected machines.It includes the following topics: 
•Viewing tasks, alerts, and events
•Understanding email notifications
•Configuring notification groups
•Configuring repetition reduction
•Configuring event retention
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To  v i e w  t a s k s
1 To view all tasks for the AppAssure Core, navigate to the AppAssure Core Home tab and then click the 
Events tab.
If you want to view tasks for a specific protected machine, then navigate to the Events tab for that 
machine.
2 To view only tasks, at the top left-hand side of the page, click Ta s k s.
The list of events is filtered to display only tasks for the Core or for the machine you selected.
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•To t a l  W o r k  ( s i z e  o r  percentage completed)
•Child Tasks (if applicable)
•Failure Reason (if applicable)
Viewing alerts
An alert is a notification related to a task or event. Alerts types include errors, warnings, or information.
You can view all alerts for the AppAssure Core, or all alerts associated with a specific machine.
To view alerts
1 To view all alerts for the AppAssure Core, navigate to the AppAssure Core Home tab and...

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Configuring an email server
Complete the steps in this procedure to configure an email server.
To configure an email server
1 Navigate to the AppAssure Core, click the Configuration tab, and then click Events.
2 In the Email Settings pane, click SMTP server.
The SMTP Server Settings dialog box appears.
3 Enter details for the email server as described in the following table.
4Click Send Test Email and then do the following:
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Configuring an email notification template
Complete the steps in this procedure to configure an email notification template. This template is used by your 
SMTP email server to send notifications regarding AppAssure events by email.
To configure an email notification template
1 Navigate to the AppAssure Core, click the Configuration tab, and then click Events.
2 In the Email Settings pane, click change.
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To configure notification groups
1 Navigate to the AppAssure Core, click the Configuration tab, and then click Events.
2Click Add Group.
The Add Notification Group dialog box displays.
The Add Notification Group dialog box contains a general description area and two tabs:
•Enable Alerts
•Notification Options
3 Enter the basic information for the notification group, as described in the following table.
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•Attachability
•Jobs
•Licensing
•Log Truncation
•Archive
•Core Service
•Export
•Pr ote ct io n
•Replication
•Repository
•Rollback (Restore)
•Rollup
b To view the individual events in any group, click the right angle bracket > symbol next to 
the relevant group, and then select those specific events for which you want to log, 
report, and set alerts.
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You will see a message indicating that the notification group name you defined cannot be changed after 
creating the group. Other properties within the notification group can be changed at any time.
•If you are satisfied with the group name, confirm this message and save your work.
•If you want to change the group name, click No to return to the Create Notification Group 
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Configuring event retention
Complete the steps in this procedure to configure retention for events.
To configure event retention
1 On the AppAssure Core home page, click the Configuration drop-down menu, and then click Settings.
2 Under Database Connection Settings, click change.
The Database Connection Settings dialog box displays.
3In the Retain event and job history for text box, enter the number of days that you want to retain 
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