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Tip: UsetheXattheendofeachchildconditiontodeleteit,orusethe
drop-downatthetopoftheblocktodeletetheentirecondition.
c. Selecttheobjectyouwantthechildconditiontoevaluate,andthen
selectwhichfieldyouwanttoevaluate.Intheexamplescreenshot,the
objectis"Node"andthefieldis"Status".
Tip: Youcanevaluateobjectsbasedonvariablesormacros.
d. Selecthowyouwanttocomparethepolledvalueofthefieldtothe
valueenteredhere,andthenenterthevalue.Intheexample
screenshot,thecomparisonis"isequalto"andthevalueis"Down".
e. Tousemorecomplexconditions,suchasevaluatingwhenan
applicationonaspecificserverisdownanddifferentapplicationon
anotherserverisdown,enablecomplexconditionsunderAdvanced
options.SeeBuilding
Complex
Conditions
formoreinformation,or
visitthwack
,SolarWinds'communitywebsite,forsupportfromother
users.
f. Choosehowlongtheconditionmustexistbeforeanalertistriggered.
Thispreventsreceivingalertswhenthealertcondition,suchashigh
CPUutilization,occursbrieflyoronlyonceduringacertaintime
period.
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Toimmediatelysendanalertwhentheconditionismet,clear
anyselectionforConditionmustexistformorethan.
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Towaitbeforesendinganalert,selectConditionmustexistfor
morethan,andenterhowlongtheconditionmustexist.This
optionpreventsmultiplealertsfiringiftheconditionistemporary.
SettingResetConditions
Resetconditionspreventmultiplealertsfiringforthesamealertinstance.Youcan
alsocreateresetactionsthatoccurwhentheresetconditionsaremet.
Forexample,youcancreateanalertthattriggerswhennodesinyourlabgo
down.Ifnode192.168.4.32goesdown,thealertfiresforthatspecificinstanceof
thetriggerconditionandanyescalationlevelsyoucreatewillcontinueuntilyou
acknowledgeorresetthealert.Oncethealertisacknowledgedorreset,alltrigger
actionsstopandanewalertfiresthenexttimenode192.168.4.32goesdown.
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Note: Whenthealertisreset,escalationactionsarehaltedandthealertcanfire
againforthesamealertinstance.
Selectoneofthefollowingresetconditions:
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Resetthisalertwhentriggerconditionisnolongertrue
(Recommended)
SolarWindsrecommendsusingthisresetcondition.Ifthetriggerconditionis
nolongertruewhentheobjectsarenextpolled,thisselectionwill
automaticallyresetthealert.
YoumaywanttousetheConditionmustexistformorethanoptioninthe
triggerconditionsinconjunctionwiththisresetcondition.Triggerconditions
thatinvolvevolatilecomponents,suchashighCPUutilization,cantrigger
excessivelywiththisresetcondition.
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Resetthisalertautomaticallyafter
Selectthistoresetanunacknowledgedalertafteracertainamountoftime
haspassedevenifthealerthasnotbeenacknowledged.Ifthisintervalis
lessthantheamountoftimeyouwaitfordifferentescalationlevels,the
escalationlevelsthatoccurafterthisintervaldonotfire.
Forexample,ifanalerthasnotbeenacknowledgedafter48hoursandthe
triggerconditionstillexists,youcanusethistoretriggeryouralertactions.
Thealertisresetandtriggersassoonasthetriggerconditionisdetected,
whichisassoonastheobjectsarepolledforthisexample.
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Noresetcondition-Triggerthisalerteachtimethetriggerconditionis
met
Thealertfireseachtimethetriggerconditionsaremet.
Forexample,whenthealertfornode192.168.4.32goingdownfires,anew
alertfor192.168.4.32fireseverytimethenodeisdownwhenitispolled.
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Noresetcondition
Thealertisactiveandisneverreset.Tore-triggerthealert,thealertmustbe
manuallyclearedfromtheActiveAlertsview.
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Createaspecialresetconditionforthisalert
Selectthistobuildaspecificresetcondition.
Forexample,youcanchoosetoresettheconditionwhenthenodehas
beenupformorethan10minutes.
SeeSetting
Trigger
Conditions
orBuilding
Complex
Conditions
formore
informationoncreatingconditions.
SettingtheTimeofDayorSchedule
Youcanconfigurewhenanalertmonitorsyournetwork.Bydefault,alertsmonitor
yournetworkforchangesallthetime.
Note: Alertsmustbeenabledtoallowschedulestorun.
Toscheduleyouralert:
1. SelectSpecifytimeofdayscheduleforthisalert
2. ClickAddSchedule.
Youcanhavemultipleschedulesforasinglealert.Forexample,youcan
schedulethealerttomonitoryournetworkduringoffhours,anddisablethealert
duringyourmaintenancewindows.
Enterthefollowinginformationtoscheduleamonitoringperiod:
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ScheduleName
Thisisnotrequired,butmayhelpyouorganizeortroubleshootyour
schedules. Ifyoudonotenteraname,anameisautomaticallygenerated
fromthetimeperiod.
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EnableorDisablealertduringfollowingtimeperiod
Ifyouchoosetodisablethealert,itisenabledallothertimesunless
otherwisescheduled.
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Frequency
Choosewhentomonitoronahighlevel,suchasdaily,weekly,ormonthly.
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Enableevery
Theseoptionschangebasedonthefrequency.
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IfyouselectedDaily...
Youcanchoosetoenableordisablethealerteveryfewdays,upto
every31days.Youcanalsoselectspecificbusinessdays.For
example,youmaywanttodisablenetworkordiskactivityalertsifyou
rundaily,off-sitebackupsofyourcriticaldata.
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Enteratimeperiod
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Tomonitorornotfortheentire24hourperiod,selectAllDay.
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Tomonitorornotduringaspecifictimeperiodduringtheday,
enteratimeandclickAddTimePeriod.
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Tomonitorornotforatimeperiodthatspansmidnightentera
timeintheFromfieldthatislaterinthedaythanthetimeinthe
Tofield.Forexample,toscheduleanalertbetween11PMto
3AM,enter11PM(or23:00)intheFromfieldand3AM(or3:00)
intheTofield.
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IfyouselectedWeekly...
Choosewhichdaysthealertisenabledordisabled. Youmaywantto
disablealertsduringaweeklymaintenancewindow.
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Enteratimeperiod
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Tomonitorornotfortheentire24hourperiod,selectAllDay.
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Tomonitorornotduringaspecifictimeperiodduringtheday,
enteratimeandclickAddTimePeriod.
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Tomonitorornotforatimeperiodthatspansmidnightentera
timeintheFromfieldthatislaterinthedaythanthetimeinthe
Tofield.Forexample,toscheduleanalertbetween11PMto
3AM,enter11PM(or23:00)intheFromfieldand3AM(or3:00)
intheTofield.
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IfyouselectedMonthly...
Choosewhichmonthsthealertisenabledordisabled.Thisoptionis
usefulwhenyouhavequarterlyormonthlymaintenancewindows.
Chooseeitheraspecificdateoraday.
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Enteratimeperiod
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Tomonitorornotfortheentire24hourperiod,selectAllDay.
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Tomonitorornotduringaspecifictimeperiodduringtheday,
enteratimeandclickAddTimePeriod.
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Tomonitorornotforatimeperiodthatspansmidnightentera
timeintheFromfieldthatislaterinthedaythanthetimeinthe
Tofield.Forexample,toscheduleanalertbetween11PMto
3AM,enter11PM(or23:00)intheFromfieldand3AM(or3:00)
intheTofield.
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Startingon
Chooseadatetobeingtheschedule.
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Rightnow-Startthescheduleimmediately.
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SpecificDate-Selectatimeanddaytobegintheschedule.
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Endingon
Chooseandenddatefortheschedule,ifnecessary.
3. ClickAddScheduletocreatetheschedule.
SettingTriggerActions& EscalationLevels
Chooseactionsthatoccurwheneverthetriggerconditionsaremet.Youcanalso
setupescalationslevelssothealerttriggersdifferentactionsifithasnotbeen
acknowledgedquicklyenough.
TriggerActions
Bydefault,whatyouenterintotheMessagedisplayedwhenthisalertis
triggeredfieldisdisplayedintheAllActiveAlertsresource.
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Toaddatriggeraction:
1. ClickAddAction.
2. Selectanactionfromthelist.
SeeAlert
Trigger
Actions
foracompletelistofavailableactions.
3. ClickConfigureAction.
4. Enterthenecessaryinformationfortheaction.
Eachactionrequiresdifferentinformation.SelectfromthelistofAlert
Trigger
Actions
formoreinformationperaction.
Someactionsrequireextraconfigurationsteps,specificinformation,or
specialsoftware.SeePreconfiguration
Tasks
.
Eachactionhasthefollowingsections:
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Nameofaction-Thisisnotrequired,butcanmakeiteasierto
organizeyourTriggeractions.
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TimeofDay...-Youcanchoosedifferentactionstooccuratdifferent
timesofthedayormonth.Forexample,ifyouwanttosendapage,
youmightsendittoadifferentpersononweekendsorholidaysthan
duringtheweek.
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Executionsettings-Youcanselectbothoptions,neitheroption,ora
singleoption.
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Donotexecutethisactionifthealerthasbeenacknowledged
already(Recommended)
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RepeatthisactioneveryX minutesuntilthealertis
acknowledged
5. ClickAddAction.
EscalationLevels
EscalationlevelsinOrionplatformproductsrefertouser-definedtimeintervals
betweenwhenanalertisactivatedandwhenauseracknowledgesthatalert.You
canconfigurethealerttoperformdifferentactionsperescalationlevel.
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EscalationLevel1containsallinitialactionsthatyouwanttooccurwhenthe
triggerconditionsaremetandthealertactivates.
EscalationLevels2andaboveincludeallactionsyouwanttooccurifnoone
acknowledgedthealertduringthepreviousescalationlevels.
Forexample,ifanalertforacriticalserveractivatesandalloftherecipientorfirst-
levelrespondersareoutfortraininganddonotacknowledgethealert,thenthe
actionsfireinthesecondescalationlevel.Theseactionsmayincludeemailing
managersorotherbackupstaff.
Toescalatealerts:
1. Inanexistingalert,clickTriggerActions.
2. Belowtheaction,clickAddEscalationLevel.
3. Choosehowlongyouwanttowaitafterthepreviousescalationlevelbefore
performingtheactionsinthenewescalationlevel.
4. Enternewactionsinthisescalationlevel.
YoucancopyalloftheactionsasResetActionstorecordthattheissuehasbeen
acknowledgedorresolved.ClickCopyActionstoResetActionsTab.
SettingResetActions
Chooseactionsthatoccurwhentheresetconditionsaremetandthealertisno
longeractive.
Toaddaresetaction:
1. ClickAddAction.
2. Selectanactionfromthelist.
SeeAlert
Actions
foracompletelistofavailableactions.
3. ClickConfigureAction.
4. Enterthenecessaryinformationfortheaction.
Eachactionrequiresdifferentinformation.SelectfromthelistofAlert
Actions
formoreinformationperaction.
Someactionsrequireextraconfigurationsteps,specificinformation,or
specialsoftware.SeePreconfiguration
Tasks
.
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Eachactionhasthefollowingsections:
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Nameofaction-Thisisnotrequired,butcanmakeiteasierto
organizeyourTriggeractions.
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TimeofDay...-Youcanchoosedifferentactionstooccuratdifferent
timesofthedayormonth.Forexample,ifyouwanttosendapage,
youmightsendittoadifferentpersononweekendsorholidaysthan
duringtheweek.
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Executionsettings-Youcanselectbothoptions,neitheroption,ora
singleoption.
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Donotexecutethisactionifthealerthasbeenacknowledged
already(Recommended)
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RepeatthisactioneveryX minutesuntilthealertis
acknowledged
5. ClickAddAction.
Toperformthesameactionsaswhenthealertwastriggered,clickCopyActions
FromTriggerActions Tab.Usethecopiedtriggeractionsasabaseandmodify
themtoreflectthatthealertisnolongeractive.
ReviewingtheAlertSummary
TheSummarytaballowsyoutocheckyouralertdefinitionbeforeyousaveany
changes.
Tomodifyanysection,clickEditnexttothatsection.
TointegrateyouralertswithotherSolarWindsproducts,suchasAlertCentralor
WebHelpDesk,expandAlertIntegration.Selectasmanyvariablesasyouneed
toensurethatthevariablesarecorrectlytranslatedfortheotherproductstouse.
BeforeyouclickSubmit,reviewtheinformationboxaboveit.Thisboxliststhe
numberofobjectsthatwilltriggerthealertimmediatelybasedonyourcurrent
triggercondition.
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