Use the Alerts and Alarms dialog as the starting point for configuring alerts and alarms.
List of alerts
This list shows the existing alerts. Each alert's name, type, effective date (that is, the date the alert went into effect), and expiration date are given. For instructions on adding, viewing, editing, and deleting alerts, see Configuring alerts.
Details subtab
This tab's fields are blank if no alert is selected above.
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Name |
The name of the alert. |
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Description |
The description of the alert. |
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Type |
The type of alert (System or Email). |
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Number of retries |
The number of times to attempt to send this alert before failing. (For an email alert, this means the number of times the alert can fail to be acknowledged before it is escalated, if so configured.) |
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Minutes between retries |
The number of minutes between retries. |
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Enabled for System |
Checked "Yes" if the alert is enabled. |
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Escalation level |
The number of levels up in the group hierarchy to escalate this alert |
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Notify System |
Checked "Yes" if the system is notified when the alert is acknowledged. |
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Effective Date |
The date on which the alert went into effect. |
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Expiration Date |
The date on which the alert will expire |
Email Information subtab
This tab applies only to email alerts. Its fields are blank if no alert is selected above.
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From address |
The email address that will appear in the From field of the mail message. |
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Reply-to address |
The email address that will appear in the Reply-To field of the email message. |
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Subject |
The subject line that will appear in the Subject field of the email message. |
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Message body |
The message that will appear in the body of the email message. See also Supported tags for email alerts. |
List of alarms
This list shows the existing alarms. Each alarm's name, description, priority, and type are given, as well as an indication if the alarm is enabled. For instructions on adding, viewing, editing, and deleting alarms, see Configuring alarms.
Details subtab
This tab's fields are blank if no alarm is selected above.
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Name |
The name of an alarm. For details on the default (System) alarms, see Default (System) alarms. |
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Description |
The description of the alarm. |
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Type |
The type of alarm (System or Custom). |
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Priority |
The alarm's priority. |
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Enabled |
Checked "Yes" if the alarm is enabled. |
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Force Alarm |
Click this button to open the Force Alarm dialog in order to test an alarm. |
Assigned Alerts subtab
Those alerts currently assigned to the alarm are selected (checked). This tab's fields are blank if no alarm is selected above.