Create a Search-based Alert

In
VMware Aria Operations for Networks
, you can define an alert through the search. Whenever you perform search, you get a option to create an alert based on your search result.
All the alerts created by users are categorized as Search-based alerts. Search-based alerts were previously know as user defined events.
If you are an existing
VMware Aria Operations for Networks
user, and you have configured user-defined events in your
VMware Aria Operations for Networks
, then when you upgrade to
VMware Aria Operations for Networks
version 6.1, you see all your user-defined events under the
Alert Definitions
page. Based on the event type, you can find your events under either
Problem
or
Change
tab in the
Alert Definitions
page.
  1. Click The Define Alert icon located in upper-right corner on the search result window.
  2. In the
    Define Alert
    page, do the following:
    Option
    Action
    Name
    Enter a unique name for the alert.
    Search query
    Shows the search criteria for the alert.
    Generate alert when
    Select when you want to generate the alert.
    Definition type
    Select an alert type.
    Severity
    This field specifies the severity of the alert. You can set it to the following values:
    • Critical
    • Moderate
    • Warning
    • Info
  3. To configure how you want to send the notification, select
    Alert Notification
    check box and do the following:
    Option
    Action
    Email frequency
    Select how frequently you want to get the notifications.
    Email addresses
    Enter an email address when you want to get the notifications.
    SNMP trap destination
    Select trap destinations from the drop-down.
    You can select maximum four trap destinations.
  4. Click
    SUBMIT
    .