Using Orion Platform Advanced Alerts
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 alert log file, click OK.
Sending a Syslog Message
Orion can log received alerts to the Syslog of a designated machine. The following
procedure configures an advanced alert to send a message to a designated Syslog
server.
1. Click Syslog Message.
2. Type the Hostname or IP Address of the Syslog Server to which you want to
send Syslog messages.
3.
Select the Severity of your alert Syslog message.
Note: For more information, see "Syslog Severities"
4.
Select Facility of your alert Syslog message.
Note: For more information, see "Syslog Facilities"
5. Type the Syslog Message you want to send.
6.
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.
7. Click Time of Day.
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