Network Management
How to create a Component Alert in Orion that returns Top 10 Processes
The article below will help run through the steps how to create an alert on top 10 processes, the variable will also pull the list of processes.
First published date
11/19/2018 2:18 PM
Last published date
11/19/2018 2:18 PM
Overview
This article walks through the process of creating a Component-based alert that returns the top 10 processes by CPU in the alert email message. This utilizes the out-of-the-box alert called "High CPU Utilization with Top 10 Processes"
Product section
Orion Platform
Resolution
1. Go to Settings > All Settings > Manage Alerts.
2. Select the out-of-the-box alert called "High CPU Utilization with Top 10 Processes".
3. Enable the alert on the Properties tab (the alert will be disabled by default).
4. On the 'Trigger Condition' tab, scroll down to the bottom, expand the 'Advanced Options' field and check the box "Enable complex conditions."
5. In the first section, leave this as a Node-based alert. Use trigger conditions such as:
Node, Node Name, is equal to, <Hostname>
Node, Status, is equal to, UP
6. Click 'Add Section' to add a new section under this node based trigger condition.
7. Set the Secondary Section to be an alert based on a Component.
8. Adjust the trigger conditions of the Secondary Section based on your requirements, such as:
Component, Component Name, is equal to, <ComponentName>
Component, Status, is equal to, DOWN
9. Edit the Email action on the 'Trigger Actions' tab to send an email to your address.
10. Click next to get to the Summary tab and submit this new alert.
2. Select the out-of-the-box alert called "High CPU Utilization with Top 10 Processes".
3. Enable the alert on the Properties tab (the alert will be disabled by default).
4. On the 'Trigger Condition' tab, scroll down to the bottom, expand the 'Advanced Options' field and check the box "Enable complex conditions."
5. In the first section, leave this as a Node-based alert. Use trigger conditions such as:
Node, Node Name, is equal to, <Hostname>
Node, Status, is equal to, UP
6. Click 'Add Section' to add a new section under this node based trigger condition.
7. Set the Secondary Section to be an alert based on a Component.
8. Adjust the trigger conditions of the Secondary Section based on your requirements, such as:
Component, Component Name, is equal to, <ComponentName>
Component, Status, is equal to, DOWN
9. Edit the Email action on the 'Trigger Actions' tab to send an email to your address.
10. Click next to get to the Summary tab and submit this new alert.