SolarWinds UDT - Logging an Advanced Alert to a File

6.
If you want to enable alert escalation, click Alert Escalation, and then check
any of the following options, as appropriate for your alert:
n To disable the action when the alert has been acknowledged, check Do
not execute this Action if the Alert has been Acknowledged.
n To execute the action repeatedly as long as the trigger condition exists,
check Execute this Action repeatedly while the Alert is Triggered and
then provide an appropriate action execution interval.
n To delay alert action execution, check Delay the execution of this Action,
and then provide an appropriate interval the alert engine should wait
after the alert condition is met before the alert action is executed.
7. If you are finished configuring your play a sound alert action, click OK.
Logging an Advanced Alert to a File
Orion can be configured to log alerts to a designated file. The following procedure
logs an advanced alert to a designated file
1.
Click Event Log, and then specify an alert log file by doing either of the
following in the Alert Log Filename field:
Note: If the file specified does not exist, it will be created with the first alert
occurrence.
Type the complete path and name of the target file.
Click Browse (...) to navigate your file system and select the target file.
2. Type the message you want to log to your alert log file in the Message field.
3.
If you want to insert a variable into the Message field, complete the
following procedure:
a. Click Insert Variable, and then select a Variable Category.
b. Select the variable you want to add.
c. If you want to change the parser, check Change Parser, and then
select the parser you want to use.
d. If you want to define the SQL variable to copy to the clipboard,
check Define SQL Variable, and then click Insert Variable From Above
List.
e. Click Build Selected Variable.
4. Click Time of Day.
5.
Enter the time period over which you want to activate your alert action.
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Logging an Advanced Alert to a File