Define the conditions that trigger an alert. Determine
whether the conditions trigger a change in the health status of a
client, or an e-mail notification, or both.
Before you begin
If any alerts trigger e-mail notifications, you must identify
the SMTP e-mail server with the
Configure the Scan Interval and E-mail
for Alerts action.
Procedure
- Open the Administration Settings task. The administration tables are displayed.
- In the Alerts Configuration section,
click the Actions menu.
- Click Define Alert Conditions. The Define Alert Conditions panel
is displayed.
- Type the name of the alert.
- Provide a message for operators who are notified by the
alert. The message appears in e-mail notifications and
in the Alerts table
in the Health Monitor task.
- Identify the e-mail addresses of operators who receive
alert notifications.
- In the Set client health status section,
determine if these alert conditions change the health status of a
client.
- In the Conditions section,
identify the conditions that trigger this alert.
- Click OK. The new alert conditions appear in the Alerts Configuration table.