Add or manage Alarm Plugins
Use the Nodinite Alarm Plugin to send alarms and notifications to end-users according to either the global configuration, or use the custom settings available from within Monitor Views.
General tab
Nodinite features Alarm Plugins to send Alarms to end-users. There are some read-only properties, and there are some other manageable properties.
| Property | Description | Editable |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Name of the Alarm Plugin | No |
| Description | Description of the Alarm Plugin | Yes |
| Web Site | Address where users can find additional information about the Alarm Plugin | Yes |
| Version | Version of the Alarm Plugin | No |
| Stylesheet | Select the Stylesheet to use sending alarms with this Alarm Plugin.Some Alarm Plugins support the use of Stylesheets and from Nodinite you can manage which Stylesheet should be used during run-time. This is a very powerful feature and means that you can provide user-defined layouts for your alerts. | Yes |
Here's an example of the General tab for one of the Alarm Plugins.
Configuration tab
The available Alarm Plugin has different configuration options. There is a specific configurations user guide available for each Alarm Plugin:
Control - Test Alarm Plugin
From the Web Client, the Nodinite Administrator can test and verify the Alarm Plugin using the current settings. Click on any of the buttons to trigger the test:
- Execute Alarm Test - Writes a negative trigger (The Alert is in the Error state)
- Restore Alarm Test - Writes a positive trigger (The Alert is in the Ok state)
Here's an example of the different Alarm Plugin test options.
The result should appear in the destination for the Alarm Plugin. The output from the Event Log Alarm Plugin is written to the Application Event Log on the server hosting the Monitoring Service.
Delete
You can remove the Alarm Plugin by clicking on the Delete button. Deleting an Alarm Plugin means it is no longer available for configuration from within Monitor Views.
Delete Alarm Plugin button.
The Alarm Plugin is not deleted from the system and you can Restore it later.
In the dialogue, either confirm or abort the requested action.
Restore deleted Alarm Plugin
To Restore a deleted Alarm Plugin; Click on the Restore button.
Restore a deleted Alarm Plugin button.
In the dialogue, either confirm or abort the requested action.
Save
You must click 'Save' or 'Save and close' for changes to persist. The new settings/thresholds are evaluated on the next synchronization.
Here's an example of the Save options.
Note
The delay in presenting the new evaluated state depends on the synchronization interval set for the monitoring agent. Click the Sync Now button to force an immediate synchronization.
Save - Saves the current changes, browser refreshes content and stays on current page.
Save and close - Saves then closes the dialogue returning the browser to the previous page.
Close Close the dialogue without saving any changes.
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