SolarWinds UDT - Configuring a Default UDT Alert; Setting up the Alert Trigger Action

Alerting and Reporting
n Alert me when a rogue MAC address appears on the network
n Alert me when a rogue DNS name appears on the network
n Alert me when a rogue IP address appears on the network
n Alert me when a Hostname appears on the network
n Alert me when watch list item becomes active
Configuring a default UDT alert
1.
Log on to the Windows server hosting SolarWinds UDT.
2. Click Start > All Programs > SolarWinds Orion > Alerting, Reporting, and
Mapping > Advanced Alert Manager.
3. Click Configure Alerts. This opens the Manage Alerts window.
4. Select the relevant UDT alert in the list.
5.
Click Edit.
6. Click the Trigger Condition tab.
7. Select the appropriate UDT item from the Type of Property to Monitor list.
8.
Adjust the trigger condition as needed.
Most likely you do not need to adjust this statement. For example, the default
trigger for "Alert me when a new MAC address appears on the network" is 'Is
New MAC is equal to 1'. In this case there are only two values possible, '1' and
NULL.
Setting up the alert trigger action
These steps use "Alert me when watch list item becomes active" as the alert being
set up.
1.
Click the Trigger Actions tab (with the relevant UDT alert still open).
2.
Click Add New Action.
3.
Select Log the Alert to the NetPerfMon Event Log, and then click OK.
Note: The next steps build the message that will appear in the Orion Event Log
when the "Alert me when watch list item becomes active" alert is triggered.
4.
Type a string in the message field that begins a statement of the alert. Keep in
mind that you will be inserting variables that the software populates with
values at runtime; so you are building your message around the variables.
For example, if you want to give the Watch item type and node involved in the
triggered alert, you might begin your alert statement with "Watch list type" in
the message field and leave the cursor sitting at the end of the phrase.
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