You can create alerts to provide automatic notification about operations, such as failed jobs.
Procedure
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From the navigation pane, go to Monitoring > Alerts.
The Triggered alerts page appears.
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On the Alerts definitions tab, in the upper-right area of the page, click Add alert definition.
The Add alerts definition page appears.
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On the General tab, in the Alert name box, type a name for the alert.
Note
The name of the alert must be unique and not follow any generic name conventions.
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From the Alert type list, click the type of alert you want to create.
For example, select Backup Job Failed.
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If the alert type has a variable in it, in the Value for X box, enter a value for the variable.
For example, you must define the value for X for the Backup Delay by X Hrs alert type.
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Click Next.
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On the Objects tab, select the entities to apply the alert to.
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Click Next.
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On the Alert target tab, under Send alert to, select how to notify users when the alert is triggered.
For example, you can email the alert to a group of users.
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Click Next.
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To change the default information in the alert, on the Template tab, remove or add information that is included in the alert when it is triggered.
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Click Save.