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Configure Alert Templates

You can configure the alert templates.

Follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to Control Panel, Configuration, Configuration Policy, DSM, Health Monitoring, Alert Configuration, and Alert Templates.
  2. Select Add to create a script-based alert template.
  3. Specify suitable values for the following fields:
    Alert Name

    Specifies the template name.

    Template

    Configures the alert template name from which the alert is derived. See

    Asset Jobs not Updated

    Asset Inventory not Updated during Collection from SS

    Script

    Specifies the script name. This name must be same as the script filename passed to the HM agent in ScriptDir.

    Parameters

    Specifies the parameters suitable to the template.

    Note: Use name-value pairs separated by a semi-colon (;) for specifying multiple parameters, and comma (,) to separate multiple values for one parameter. For example,

    GROUPS=Group1,Group2;RequiredPercentage=80;IncludeLinkedAssetJobs=TRUE;IncludeLinkedGroupJobs=TRUE;assetJobNames=% 
    
    Message

    Defines the alert-related information, that is evaluated when an alert condition is detected. For example,

    Less than $PERCENTAGE of the computers reported the asset job results from within the computer group $GROUPS
    
    Severity

    Configures the severity for the template alert from the drop-down list.

    Detection Tiers

    Specifies the tiers on which the alert is detected. For example, EM, DM, SS, and Agent.

    Default Frequency

    Specifies the default frequency for the template.

    Default Threshold

    Specifies the default threshold for the template.

  4. (Optional) Click Check to verify the values.
  5. Click Apply and OK

    The alert template is now configured.