Network Management

Alert on High Transmit Percent Utilization

Instructions for creating an alert for High Transmit Percent Utilization within NPM alerting. This will help notify you when there is an issue with high percent utilization on monitored interfaces.

First published date

10/10/2018 3:38 PM

Last published date

3/30/2020 5:25 AM

Overview

Steps to create an alert for High Transmit Percent Utilization are listed below. This alerting feature will alert on monitored interfaces that have been added in NPM. 

Product section

Network Performance Monitor

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1. Go to your Orion web console; Settings > All Settings > Manage Alerts.
2. Select High Transmit Percent Utilization. Click 'Duplicate and then Edit'.
3. Enter the following information in the Properties field and then click Next:

  • Name - Your preference
  • Description of alert definition - Your preference
  • Enabled(On/Off) - ON


4. Trigger Condition I want to Alert on: Interface
5. The Scope of the Alert All objects in my environment
6.The Actual trigger Condition
Trigger Alert When - All Child conditions must be satisfied (AND)
Interface - Transmit Percent Utilization - is greater than - 80 %
Click Next.
7. Reset Condition Reset this alert when trigger condition is no longer true (Recommended)
Click Next.
8. Trigger Action
Add Action - Send an Email message via an SMTP Server
Configure Action - Fill All Fields
Add Action
Click Next.

Repeat (Trigger action Steps) for Reset Action.

Summary
Check configuration and then click Submit.