Alerting

What is an alert?

Alerting enables you to automatically take action when a specified condition occurs on a storage subsystem. An alert specifies both the triggering condition and the action that the product takes when the condition occurs.

Creating an alert

To create an alert, complete the following steps:

1. Expand the Disk Manager > Alerting node.
2. Right-click Storage Subsystem Alerts and click Create Storage Subsystem Alert. In the right pane, the Create Storage Subsystem Alert window is displayed.
3. In the Description field, type a short description of the alert.
4. Click Alert; the Alert page opens. Select the triggering condition and the actions that occur in response to the triggering condition. For more information, see Alerting: Alert page.
5. Click Storage Subsystems; the Storage Subsystems page opens. Select the storage subsystems to which you want to apply the alert. For more information, see Alerting: Storage Subsystems page.
6. Click File > Save.

Editing an alert

To edit an alert, complete the following steps:

1. Expand the Disk Manager > Alerting > Storage Subsystem Alerts node.
2. Right-click the alert that you want to modify and click Edit Storage Subsystem Alert. In the right pane, the Edit Storage Subsystem Alert window is displayed.
3. Click Alert; the Alert page opens. Make any necessary modifications. For more information, see Alerting: Alert page.
4. Click Storage Subsystems; the Storage Subsystems page opens. Make any necessary modifications. For more information, see Alerting: Storage Subsystems page.
5. Click File > Save.