Configuring the Alert Monitor › Implement Alert History

Implement Alert History

The alert monitor retains data in an alert history file. You can define the time period that alerts are retained.

To specify the time period that alerts are retained

1. Enter /PARMS at the prompt.

   The Customizer : Parameter Groups list appears.

2. Enter U next to the $NM ALERTHIST parameter group in the Files category.

   The ALERTHIST - Alert History File Specification panel appears.

3. Complete the following fields:

   Days to Retain Alerts

   Specifies the number of days that you want to retain alerts in the history file.

   Limit: 999 days

   Default: 7 days

   Time of Day for Alert Purge

   Specifies the time of day (in the format hh.mm) at which alerts older than the value in the Days to Retain Alerts field are deleted from the history file.

   Press F6 (Action).

   The changes are applied.

4. Press F3 (File).

   The settings are saved.