Set global or override alert thresholds. Alert settings are global by default. Only users logged in with the admin or super roles can save changes to alert thresholds. For details, see Configure User and Role Management.
The table describes the global settings for all alerts on the system. To filter the alerts listed in the table, enter a string in the Alert Filter field and press <enter> or click elsewhere in the display. Filters are case sensitive and no wildcard characters are needed for partial strings. For example, if you enter Server in the Alert Filter field, it filters the table to show only alerts with Server in the name. Choose Clear to clear the filter.
To set a global alert, select an alert from the Active Alert Table. The name of the selected alert populates the Settings for Selected Alert Name field. Edit the Settings for Selected Alert and click Save Settings when finished.
The manner in which global alerts are applied depends on the Solution Package. For example, the EMS Monitor Solution Package has queue alerts, topic alerts and server alerts. When a queue alert is applied globally, it is applied to all queues on all servers. Likewise, a server alert applies to all servers, and a topic alert applies to all topics on all servers.
Setting override alerts allows you to set thresholds for a single resource (for example, a single server). Override alerts are useful if the majority of your alerts require the same threshold setting, but there are other alerts that require a different threshold setting. For example, you might not usually be concerned with execution time at a process level, but perhaps certain processes are critical. In this case, you can apply alert thresholds to each process individually.
To apply an individual alert you Index the Monitored Instance or resource (such as a message queue, in the case of the EMS Monitor package). The Index Types available are determined by the Solution Package installed. For example, with the EMS Monitor package you can set an alert for a specific topic on a specific server--the PerServerTopic Index option--rather than for all topics on all servers.
Note: To filter the alerts shown in the Administration - Alert Administration display by solution package, use the $rtvAlertPackageMask substitution. For details, refer to the RTView Enterprise Configuration Guide.
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Fields and Data This display includes: |
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Alert Filter |
Enter the (case-sensitive) string to filter the table by the Alert table column value. NOTE: Partial strings can be used without wildcard characters. Press <enter> or click elsewhere in the display to apply the filter. |
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Clear |
Clears the Alert Filter entry. |
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Alert Settings |
The Alert Server connection state:
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Active Alert Table This table describes the global settings for all alerts on the system. Select an alert. The name of the selected alert populates the Settings for Selected Alert Name field (in the lower panel). Edit Settings for Selected Alert fields and click Save Settings when finished. |
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Alert |
The name of the alert. |
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Warning Level |
The global warning threshold for the selected alert. When the specified value is exceeded a warning is executed. |
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Alarm Level |
The global alarm threshold for the selected alert. When the specified value is exceeded an alarm is executed. |
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Duration (Secs) |
The amount of time (in seconds) that the value must be above the specified Warning Level or Alarm Level threshold before an alert is executed. 0 is for immediate execution. |
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Alert Enabled |
When checked, the alert is enabled globally. |
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Override Count |
The number of times thresholds for this alert have been defined individually in the Tabular Alert Administration display. A value of: -0 indicates that no overrides are applied to the alert. -1 indicates that the alert does not support overrides. |
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Settings for Selected Alert To view or edit Global settings, select an alert from the Active Alert Table. Edit the Settings for Selected Alert fields and click Save Settings when finished. To set override alerts, click on Override Settings to open the Tabular Alert Administration display. |
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Name |
The name of the alert selected in the Active Alert Table. |
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Description |
Description of the selected alert. Click Calendar |
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Warning Level |
Set the Global warning threshold for the selected alert. When the specified value is exceeded a warning is executed. To set the warning to occur sooner, reduce the Warning Level value. To set the warning to occur later, increase the Warning Level value. NOTE: For low value-based alerts (such as EmsQueuesConsumerCountLow), to set the warning to occur sooner, increase the Warning Level value. To set the warning to occur later, reduce the Warning Level value. |
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Alarm Level |
Set the Global alarm threshold for the selected alert. When the specified value is exceeded an alarm is executed. To set the alarm to occur sooner, reduce the Alarm Level value. To set the warning to occur later, increase the Alarm Level value. NOTE: For low value-based alerts (such as EmsQueuesConsumerCountLow), to set the alarm to occur sooner, increase the Alarm Level value. To set the alarm to occur later, reduce the Alarm Level value. |
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Duration |
Set the amount of time (in seconds) that the value must be above the specified Warning Level or Alarm Level threshold before an alert is executed. 0 is for immediate execution. This setting is global. |
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Enabled |
Check to enable alert globally. |
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Save Settings |
Click to apply alert settings. |
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Override Settings |
Click to open the Tabular Alert Administration display to set override alerts on the selected alert. |
