Setting Up Advanced Alerts in Anypoint Monitoring
This feature is available only if your organization has the Anypoint Integration Advanced package or a Titanium subscription to Anypoint Platform. For more information, see the Pricing and Packaging documentation.
You can set up advanced alerts for graphs in custom dashboards. Alerts trigger email notifications when a data point you are measuring passes a specified threshold. Advanced alerts are listed in the Alerts page in Anypoint Monitoring.
When you configure an advanced alert for a graph, an alert state icon appears at the top of the graph.
Hover over the bell icon to trigger a description popup. In this case, the description indicates Status OK.
Alert states are defined as follows:
- No data
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No data is available in the series to evaluate the alert threshold.
- Disabled
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The alert is disabled.
- Alerting
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The value of the metric passes the specified threshold.
- OK
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The value of the metric has not passed the threshold.
- Pending
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The alert is enabled and waiting for evaluation.
Create an Advanced Alert
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Navigate to the configuration screen for a graph in a custom dashboard. For guidance, see Configuring Custom Dashboards.
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Provide a general configuration for the graph that (at minimum) defines the metric, environment, and resource for which you want to set the advanced alert.
For guidance, see General Settings. -
Navigate to the Alert configuration tab for the graph.
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Click Create Alert.
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Use Alert Config to configure the alert. See Alert Config.
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Configure email notifications when an advanced alert is triggered. See Notifications.
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Click Save Changes.
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Click
Xto exit the configuration and return to the dashboard.
Note that you can also view state history and delete alerts.
Configure an Advanced Alert
In the Alert Config section, configure the condition under which an advanced alert is triggered.
| Settings for Advanced Alerts | |
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Name |
A title for your advanced alert |
Severity level |
The severity level of your alert. |
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WHEN: For triggering an advanced alert when the metric being measured is above a specified level |
Available severity levels:
- Info
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May be assigned to alerts that do not require immediate attention when triggered. This severity indicates the metric should be passively monitored.
- Warning
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May be assigned to alerts that require prompt attention when triggered. This severity indicates an alert should be closely monitored.
- Critical
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May be assigned to alerts that require immediate attention when triggered. This severity indicates an alert should receive an immediate response.
Notifications
Configure an email notification when an advanced alert is triggered.
| Notification Settings for Advanced Alerts | |
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Email address for each recipient of the advanced alert notification. If you add or change the email address of an alert recipient, they do not receive an email until the alert is triggered. |
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Message to send to the recipient. |