Monitored Object Alerts can monitor any Monitored Object Metric and trigger notifications when metrics fall outside of specified range.
Examples:
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Alert when PowerImabalance metric on a cabinet exceeds 500W
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Alert when ColdIsleTemperature metric on a cabinet falls outside of specified range
Adding Alerts
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Enable edit mode by checking the Edit Mode checkbox.
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To add an alert on a specific Object find the Object and Metric in the appropriate Monitored Object Table. Otherwise to add an alert on all Objects find the Metric column header.
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To add an alert on a specific Object hover over the Alert Icon in the table cell. Otherwise to add an alert on all Objects hover over the Alert Icon in the Metric column table header.
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Then click the blue Pencil Icon to edit or add an alert.
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Set your Min and Max values for this metric (the alert will trigger if it that metric is not within the Min and Max values). Then click Save.
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Once an alert is set you have the ability to Edit (blue), Pause/Unpause (yellow), and Delete (red) the alert.
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Hover over the Alert Icon again to see these actions and the Min and Max.
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Lastly select Groups and Destinations to notify when the alerts on this table are triggered. Please see EMX Settings for more information on Groups and Destinations.
Pausing/Unpausing Alerts
Pausing an alert will stop that alert from sending notifications when its triggered for a specified period of time. You can unpause it at anytime, or the alert will automatically begin sending alerts again once the specified period of time is up.
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To pause an alert hover over the Alert Icon then click the Yellow Pause Icon.
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Select the amount of time you want the alert paused for, then click Save.
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Once the alert is paused you will see a Yellow Pause Icon next to the Alert Icon. Hover over this icon to see when the alert is paused until or to unpause press the Green Play Icon.
