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Foglight 7.1.0 - User Guide

Editing templates

Alarm templates consist of a set of domain-specific rules that trigger alarms when the configured conditions are met. When editing alarm templates, you can either edit the template details (name, description, applied domains) or edit the alarms and alarm parameters.

To edit alarm template details:
1
In the templates panel, hover over the template to be used as the new default. The more actions icon will appear. Click to view the available actions.
2
Click Edit.
3
Make changes in the Alarm Template Name and Description field as required.
4
To change domains to which the template should apply, click the Domains dropdown. Select or clear domains as required.
5
Click Save.
To edit alarms and alarm parameters:
1
In the template panel, click on the template you wish to edit. The template will be displayed, with the alarms grouped by domain.
2
Click the tab for the domain you wish to edit.
3
Edit the alarms as needed, using the information below as a guide:
To enable or disable an alarm:
a
Using the search function if necessary, find the alarm in the alarm table.
b
Toggle the On/Off setting.
OR
a
To enable disable multiple alarms, select the alarms using the checkbox. Use the search function if necessary.
You may combine results from multiple searches.
b
A banner will display the number of selected alarms, and offer the options
•
Enable All
•
Disable All
•
Unselect All
Click the desired option.
To edit threshold values:
a
Using the search function if necessary, find the alarm you wish to edit in the alarm table.
b
Hover over the alarm to view the edit icon . Click the icon.
c
The threshold options displayed vary based on the domain and alarm. An example is shown below.
d
For each threshold, you can toggle that value on or off, or change the value that will trigger the alarm.
e
Click Apply to save changes, or the X to cancel.

Attaching Targets to Templates

Alarm template targets are infrastructure objects monitored by Foglight. By default, every target is monitored by the factory template. To change the alarm rules monitoring a target or set of targets, you can attach those targets to a different alarm template.

To attach a target to a template:
1
In the template panel, click on the template you wish to add targets to. The template will be displayed, with the alarms grouped by domain.
2
Click the desired domain. Click Targets.
3
Click Add Target. A list of available targets for that domain will be displayed.
4
For larger environments, the list of available targets will be quite large. Use the options below to find your desired targets more easily:
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Filter by type - Some domains offer the ability to filter targets by type. While the specific target types available differ by domain, the method to select a target type is the same. To filter by target type, click the Type drop-down and select the desired target type. Only targets of that type will be displayed.
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Search - You may use the search function to filter targets to show only targets matching the search string. When searching for targets, Foglight will display matches for the search term in any field (Target, Current alarm template, Type, and Host).
5
Select the desired targets. Click Add Selected Target(s).
For database targets, adding a target to a template will also assign that template to the selected agent in Databases > Alarms> Alarm Template Settings.

Removing Targets from a template

Targets can only be attached to one template. To delete a template or assign a target to a new template, you must first remove it from its current template.

Once a target is removed from a template, it will be monitored according to the rules of the domain default template. If the removed target has a parent object, and that parent object is assigned to a template, then the removed target will be monitored according to the parent object’s template.

 

 

To remove a target from a template:
1
In the template panel, click on the template you wish to add targets to. The template will be displayed, with the alarms grouped by domain.
2
Click the desired domain. Click Targets.
3
Select the target(s) to be removed.
4
Click Remove All to remove all selected targets, or click the trash can icon to remove one target at a time.

Deleting a template

Before deleting a template, make sure that all assigned targets have been removed. See Removing Targets from a template.

To delete a template:
1
In the templates panel, hover over the template to be deleted The more actions icon will appear. Click to view the available actions.
2
Click Delete.
3
A confirmation dialog is displayed.Click Delete.
If targets are assigned to the template, an error will be displayed. If no targets are assigned, the template will be deleted.

 

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