Adding Alerts

This section details the configuration procedures for adding an alert, selecting an alert type, and configuring a destination or schedule.

Add Alert

In the Add Alert panel you can enter an alert name and description, select the options for visible to non-administrators and disable, and enter the polling interval.

To add an alert, complete the following steps:

1	Select a SonicWALL ES appliance or group in the left pane. Under the Policies tab, click on Events > Alert Settings.

 

2	Click the Add Alert link.

The Add Alert screen displays.

 

3	Enter a name and description for your alert.

4	Enable Visible to Non-Administrators if you want your alert to be visible to non-administrators.

5	Enable Disable to disable this alert.

6	Enter a Polling Interval value (in seconds: 60-86400)

Alert Type

In the Alert Type panel you can select an alert type from the provided list and view the definitions of each alert type.

To configure an Alert Type, complete the following steps:

1	Click the Alert Type pull-down list and select an alert type.

The table that follows displays all the ES Alert Types and definitions of each alert.

 

Table 49. ES alert types and definitions

Name	Description
Unit Status	Tracks a Units Up/Down status. The value that the threshold uses is Numeric. This value is the number of missed heartbeats that should be counted to mark a unit as down. Edit Content option available.

NOTE: When an alert type is selected, a description for that alert is also displayed in the Alert Type panel.

If the Alert Type requires you to Edit Content, a link displays in the Alert Type panel. Editing Contents allows the user to pick additional information, in a granular fashion, on which the alerting has to be completed.

2	Click the Edit Content link. The Edit Contents for Alert Type Unit Status pop-up window displays.

 

3	Click the Threshold pull-down list and select a threshold.

NOTE: You can create a new threshold on-the-fly by clicking the icon. Refer to Configuring Event Thresholds on page 1017 for details on how to configure event thresholds. Only one new threshold can be created in this feature.

4	Click Update. To reset the settings, click Reset.

Destination / Schedule

In the Destination / Schedule panel you can add up to five destinations and set a schedule for each.

To add a destination and set a schedule, complete the following steps:

NOTE: Every selected destination is required to have a schedule set.

1	Click the Add Destination link under the Destination/Schedule section.

2	Click the Destination pull-down list, then select a alert destination.The Destination field designates where you want alerts to be sent. You have a maximum number of five destinations.

 

3	Click the Schedule pull-down list, then select a schedule type. The Schedule field designates the frequency of when you want alerts to be sent to the destination(s).

 

4	Click Update to finish adding an alert.