About this task
Use this task to define and configure an alert policy for reporting events and
metrics.
For information about how to manage alerts, see Alerts Management.
Procedure
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Select Alert Policy from
the Alert
Dashboard page.
You can now view Configured Polices and
Unconfigured Polices.
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For Configured Polices, use the check boxes to
enable and disable alerts in bulk or individually.
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Select whether you want alerts sent to an email or SMS.
Note
Before you can
select SMS, you need to define a valid phone number to receive
alerts. You can do so from
Global
Settings. For more information, see
Manage Account Details.
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Use the filter option to customize the alerts displayed.
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For Unconfigured Policies, highlight a policy,
select the plus sign in the Action column, and
proceed to Step 2.
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Choose the type of alert this policy will report: Event
or Metric.
- For a Device event: Select
Device events or
Security events. For a Device event, select
the type of device event to report an alert.
- For a Metric event: Use the dropdown menus to
define the metric.
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Select the Trigger Type for the frequency of
alerts.
Specify dates and times for Deferred and
Repeated.
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Select the type of alert to report: Information only,
Warning or Critical.
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Enter an optional description.
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Select Save.
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The saved alert then displays in the Configured Policies
list.
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Select whether to report this alert via email or SMS.
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Enable the alert.
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To define a brand new alert policy, select Add New
Policy and follow Steps 2-9.
