Create an event notification rule
You can configure event notification rules based on specified events and event types.
You can configure email notification and SNMP trap generation for a specific event.
1. Click
Cluster management
>
Events and alerts
.
2. In the Alerting rule tab on the Alert management page, click
Create alert rule
.
3. In the
Rule name
field on the Create alert rule window, type a name for the rule.
4. In the
Rule condition
drop-down, select a condition.
NOTE:
Depending on the condition you select, different settings appear.
5. If you are creating a rule with the condition of NEW, SEVERITY INCREASE, SEVERITY DECREASE, or RESOLVED, you can
configure the length of time of the event in seconds.
6. If you are creating a rule with the condition of NEW EVENTS, you can configure the Maximum alert limit and the length of
time of the event in seconds.
7. If you are creating a rule with the condition ONGOING, you can configure the Interval in seconds and the length of time of
the event in seconds.
8. Select the check boxes for the Alert categories that this alert rule applies to.
9. To add an EventGroup ID, click
Add event group ID
and enter the ID.
10. Select the alert channel for this rule.
11. Click
Create rule
.
View event notification rules
You can view a list of event notification rules and details about specific rules.
1. Click
Cluster management
>
Events and alerts
>
Alert management
.
2. On the
Alerting rule
tab, in the
Actions
column, click
Edit rule
of the rule whose settings you want to view.
3. When you have finished viewing the rule details, click
Cancel
.
Modify an event notification rule
You can modify event notification rules that you created. System event notification rules cannot be modified.
1. Click
Cluster management
>
Events and alerts
>
Alert management
>
Alerting rule
.
2. In the
Actions
column for the rule that you want to modify, click
Edit rule
.
3. Modify the event notification rule settings as needed.
4. Click
Save
.
Delete an event notification rule
You can delete event notification rules that you created, but system event notification rules cannot be deleted.
1. Click
Cluster management
>
Events and alerts
>
Alert management
>
Alerting rule
.
2. In the
Actions
column for the rule that you want to delete, click
Edit rule
.
3. In the
Edit alert rule
window, click
Delete
.
4. Click
Delete
to confirm the action.
Send a test event notification
You can generate a test event notification to confirm that event notifications are working as you intend.
1. Click
Cluster management
>
Events and alerts
>
Alert management
>
Alert channel
.
2. In the
Send test alert
area on the Edit alert channel window, enter the test message content and click
Send
.
3. On the Event group history tab, a corresponding test event appears in the Event group list.
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