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9.1.4 Alerts
You can configure the system to alert you when one of the performance thresholds is met. You can create an
alert by right-clicking Alerts in the console tree of the Performance console and selecting New Alert
Settings. You must enter a name for the alert, and then configure the settings for it.
• Click on the
START
button
• Point to
ALL PROGRAMS
• Click on
ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS
• Click on
PERFORMANCE
• In the console tree, click the
PERFORMANCE LOGS AND COUNTERS
node
• Right-click
ALERTS
node
• Then select
NEW ALERT SETTINGS
from the pop-up menu
• Enter a name for the new counter log
• Click the
ADD
button to add performance objects and counters to the alert
• Select the Performance Objects and the Counters you want to add to the alert
• Click
ADD
• Then click
CLOSE
• For each counter, configure the threshold for the alert
• In the Sample data every: section, configure the frequency of the scan by using the
INTERVAL
and
UNITS
option boxes
• Click on the
ACTION
tab
• Select the action to be taken when the alert is triggered
• In the Log file type list box, select the log file type
• Then click the
CONFIGURE
button
• Click on the
SCHEDULE
tab
• In the Start scan section, set the start date and time or select the
MANUALLY (USING
THE SHORTCUT MENU)
radio button
• In the Stop scan section, configure the end time and the subsequent operations of the
termination of the scan or select the
MANUALLY (USING THE SHORTCUT MENU)
radio
button
• When done, click the
OK
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