Configure Alarm Actions

Open the Alarm Action dialog Open the Alarm Action dialog from the Spotlight Client. Click Configure | Alarm Actions. {% include imageClient.html file=“tb_config_alarmactions.png” alt=“Configure Alarm Actions” %} Click New to create a new rule or select a rule and click Edit. Rules The Alarm Action Dialog works with one rule at a time. A rule is made up of at least one action and usually one or more conditions.

An example rule description may be: For all alarms where the day of the week is Sunday or Saturday and the alarm severity is High send email to jsmith@company.com For any given rule, ALL the actions are taken when ALL the conditions are met. Where the actions vary depending on the conditions multiple rules are required. For example: For all alarms where the day of the week is Sunday and the alarm severity is High send email to jsmith@company.

The standard scenario may be: for a given connection when a specific alarm is raised of specific severity ([severities][enterprise_cfgmonitor_alarm_severity]) run a program How can this rule be created and maintained? Create and maintain alarm action rules from the Spotlight Client From the Spotlight Client: Click [Configure | Alarms Actions][enterprise_cfgmonitor_alarmactions]. {% include imageClient.html file=“tb_config_alarmactions.png” alt=“Configure Alarm Actions” %} Click New to create a new rule. This opens the [Alarm Action Dialog][enterprise_cfgmonitor_alarmaction].

The standard scenario may be: for a given connection when a specific alarm is raised of specific severity ([severities][enterprise_cfgmonitor_alarm_severity]) send an email How can this rule be created and maintained? Create and maintain alarm action rules from the Spotlight Client From the Spotlight Client: Click [Configure | Alarms Actions][enterprise_cfgmonitor_alarmactions]. {% include imageClient.html file=“tb_config_alarmactions.png” alt=“Configure Alarm Actions” %} Click New to create a new rule. This opens the [Alarm Action Dialog][enterprise_cfgmonitor_alarmaction].

The standard scenario may be: for a given connection when a specific alarm is raised of specific severity ([severities][enterprise_cfgmonitor_alarm_severity]) send a push notification to a mobile device How can this rule be created and maintained? Create and maintain alarm action rules from the Spotlight Client From the Spotlight Client: Click [Configure | Alarms Actions][enterprise_cfgmonitor_alarmactions]. {% include imageClient.html file=“tb_config_alarmactions.png” alt=“Configure Alarm Actions” %} Click New to create a new rule.

Where the alarm severity is… When combining The alarm severity is… and The Connection is… conditions and a severity is repeated, order the rules with the highest severity first and lowest severity last. Add the Stop processing further rules action to the last rule in the list. For all alarms where the connection is M601\SQLK8 and the alarm is Backup - Days Since Last Full Backup and the alarm severity is High send email to jsmith@company com For all alarms where the connection is M601\SQLK8 and the alarm is Backup - Days Since Last Full Backup and the alarm severity is Medium or High send email to dbrown@company com and stop processing further rules Where the alarm is… When multiple rule(s) apply to the same alarm, rules with The Connection is… condition should be ordered before rules that don’t have The Connection is… condition.