Alert Configuration Reference

Use this reference to configure alerts.

MM CDD mm-class Agent Class Alert Configuration
Property Notes
Alert ID
  An ID for this alert.
Condition Settings

Ensure that condition settings in different alerts do not overlap with each other, so that it is clear which alert to use in all cases.

Path
  Enter the cluster path that defines the scope of this alert. Scope is defined in terms of cluster levels. See Cluster Member Paths for details on specifying this value.
Alert Value
  A structured path which points to the metric value used for the alert. It can be a series in a chart pane, or a column in a table pane. Elements of the path are as follows:

PaneType/SeriesName/CategoryValue/ValueIndex

See Path to an Alert Metric Value (and a Reference Value) for details on this setting.

Reference Value
  A constant value, or a partial structured path which points to a metric value in the same pane as the metric value specified in the Name field.

The partial path is specified as:

SeriesName/CategoryValue/ValueIndex

It is appended to PaneType part of the path provided in the Name field.

For example, if Name specifies /memory/used, then Reference might specify max, which is another series name in the pane type memory.

Threshold
  Expressed as a percentage. Enter a value between 0 and 100 as desired.

When the value of Name meets or exceeds the Threshold percentage of the value of Reference, the alert is triggered.

Projection Properties
Severity
  The severity of the alert. Possible values are: critical, warning, and normal.
Message
  Message to display when this alert is triggered. The message string can optionally contain variables.

For example:

"{0}''s garbage collection time {2} for {1} has crossed 10% of {3} uptime"

See Specifying the Alert Message for more details.