Specify Alarm Name, Description, and Target

Settings of an alarm definition include alarm name, description, and target.

Prerequisites

• Required Privilege: Alarms.Create alarm or Alarms.Modify alarm

• In the Alarms Definitions page, click Add. See Create an Alarm

Procedure

1. Type a name and description.
2. Select the type of inventory object that this alarm monitors from the Target type drop-down menu

   Depending on the type of target that you choose to monitor, the summary that follows the Target, change.

3. Click Next.
   Note: Depending on the type of activity that you choose to monitor, the options on the Alarm Rule page, change.

Results

Set alarm rule.