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Create an Alert Forwarding Policy for CA TM Clients

Use this procedure to create Alert Forwarding policies for Tier 2 or lower machines.

To create an Alert Forwarding policy for the CA TM client machines in Tier 2 or lower

1. Click on Policy Management.
2. For Application select Common, and for Type select Alert Forwarding.
3. Click on New.
4. Enter a descriptive name, such as Client Alerts.
5. Click the Alert tab and check Local Alert Manager and Forward to client name.
6. In the Forward to client name text box enter the name of the ITM Server (Tier 1) or the name of a designated intermediate machine in the tiered hierarchy.

   For example, the CA TM clients in Tier 5 can forward alerts to a local machine in a higher tier (Tiers 2, 3, or 4 ) that collect and forward alerts to machines that in a higher tier. Eventually all collected alerts are forwarded to the CA TM Server (Tier 1).

7. Click on the Alert Filter tab and select Custom Notification.
8. In the drop-down menu, select Malware Detection Report.
9. Select all components that apply to your product, and then click on Apply.

   For more information, see Create an Alert Forwarding Policy for the CA TM Server.

10. The new policy is displayed in the Policies area.
11. In the Policies area, click Assign.
12. Click the name of the branch that contains your client machines, and then click the Right arrow button.
13. Click the Assign Branches button. Repeat this and the previous step if you have multiple branches that contain client machines.