6. Click Time of Day.
7.
Enter the time period and select the days over which you want to activate your
alert action.
8.
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.
9. If you are finished configuring your alert log file, click OK.
Logging an Advanced Alert to the NetPerfMon Event Log
You may specify that an alert be logged to the NetPerfMon Event Log either on the
Server or on a remote server. The following procedure logs an advanced alert to the
NetPerfMon Event Log on a designated server.
1. Click NPM Event Log.
2. Type the message you want to log to the NetPerfMon Event Log in the Message
to send to Network Performance Monitor Event Log field.
3.
If you want to insert a variable into the Message field, complete the
following procedure:
a. Click Insert Variable.
b. Select a Variable Category.
c. Select the variable you want to add.
d. If you want to change the parser, check Change Parser, and then
select the parser you want to use.
e. 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.
f. Click Build Selected Variable.
4. Click Time of Day.
5.
Enter the time period and select the days over which you want to activate your
alert action.
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