Cisco Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud 4.2 User Guide
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Managing Alerts
You can add, modify, and delete service alerts on OpenStack virtual machines (VMs) in Cisco Intelligent Automation for
Cloud 4.2. Notifications are sent via email only in Cisco IAC 4.2.
Cloud 4.2. Notifications are sent via email only in Cisco IAC 4.2.
Viewing Alerts
Alerts display on the Cisco IAC 4.2 tool bar, to the left of your ID. In the alerts icon shows the total number of active alerts.
The icon is color-coded as well to indicate severity level. Red is Critical, yellow means Minor, and orange indicates Major
or a mix of severity levels.
The icon is color-coded as well to indicate severity level. Red is Critical, yellow means Minor, and orange indicates Major
or a mix of severity levels.
To view the alerts, click on the icon. You can use the tabs at the top of the popup to view All of the alerts, or just Critical,
Minor, or Major alerts separately.
Minor, or Major alerts separately.
Defining (Creating) an Alert
You define a new alert, also known as an alarm, via My Servers.
1.
Choose My Cloud > My Servers.
2.
Click on the gear icon
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next to the server that you want to create an alarm for.
3.
Click the Alarms icon.
The current alarms display on the Alarms page.
4.
Click the Alarm Definition tab.
5.
Click the + to define a new alert/alarm.
6.
In the Create Alert Threshold popup, give the alert a name and a description and click Next.
7.
Choose Alert Severity from the drop-down list. Options include:
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Critical
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Major
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Minor
8.
In the Trigger When drop-down, choose a metric. Metrics include:
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CPU Utilization
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Memory Usage
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Disk Read
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Disk Write
Note that this drop-down is followed by the words “is greater or equal to.”
9.
In the blank field, enter the correct amount based on your selection in Trigger When.