How you can monitor Barracuda backup jobs 

Important Notes

• Notifications must be configured at the job level, not at the global level.

Steps

1. Go to the BASIC > Administration page.
2. In the Email Notifications section, enter the System Alerts Email Address. 
3. Set Enable Email Notifications to Yes. 
4. Enter the SMTP Server. E.g., 
5. mailserver.yourdomain.com
6. Enter an SMTP server that does not require authentication or encryption.
7. Enter the Sender Address. Emails sent by the X-Series Firewall use this email in the FROM section.
8. Click Save.

Step 2. Configure Thresholds and Event Notifications

1. Stay on the BASIC > Administration page.
2. In the Email Notifications section, click Show next to the Advanced Options. The Email Notification Advanced pop-over opens.
3. For each Threshold:
   • Enter how many events must occur.
   • Select the timespan from the dropdown. 
4. 
5. Select the Notification for each Security and Operational Event: When the number of events in the time-span defined for the first threshold has been reached and email notification is sent.
   • None – No notification emails are sent for this event.
   • Immediate – An email notification is immediately sent for every event.
   • Threshold 1 – When the number of events in the timespan defined for the first threshold has been reached and an email notification is sent.
   • Threshold 2 – When the number of events in the timespan defined for the second threshold has been reached and an email notification is sent.
   • Threshold 3 – When the number of events in the timespan defined for the third threshold has been reached and an email notification is sent. 
6. 
7. Click Save.

If you need any further assistance in configuring your backup software, please reach out to our support team at [email protected]