Using Orion Platform Advanced Alerts
Testing Alert Actions
The Advanced Alert Manager provides an alert action test feature so you can confirm
the desired function for actions you have configured to fire when Orion detects an
alert condition on your network. Complete he following procedure to test an alert
action.
1. Click Start > All Programs > SolarWinds > Alerting, Reporting, and Mapping >
Advanced Alert Manager.
2. Click Configure Alerts.
3.
Click the alert for which the action you want to test is configured.
4. Click Test.
5. If the alert is configured to fire on a node condition, select Alert on
Network Node, and then select the node against which you want to test the
action.
6.
If the alert is configured to fire on an interface condition, complete the
following steps:
Note: Testing alert actions against interfaces is only available if Orion Network
Performance Monitor is installed and monitoring interfaces on your network.
For more information, see the SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
Administrator Guide.
a. Select Alert on Network Node, and then select the parent node of the
interface against which you want to test the action.
b. Select Select Interface on ParentNode, and then select the interface
against which you want to test the action.
7.
If the alert is configured to fire on a volume condition, complete the
following steps:
a. Select Alert on Network Node, and then select the parent node of the
volume against which you want to test the action.
b. Select Select Volume on ParentNode, and then select the volume against
which you want to test the action.
8. If you are testing an alert trigger action, click Test Alert Trigger.
9. If you are testing an alert reset action, click Test Alert Reset.
10. When the test completes, as indicated by the test log, click Done.
Confirm that the expected action occurred as a result of the selected alert trigger or
reset.
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