Creating an Alert

You can create an alert to notify users about Commvault Cloud system events and statuses.

Procedure

1. From the Global Command Center navigation pane, go to Config blueprint > Alerts.

   The Alerts definitions page appears.

2. In the upper-right area of the page, click Add alert definition.

   The configuration wizard appears.

3. Enter the Alert Name for the new alert.

4. Select the Alert type for the alert. For example, you can select Data protection to notify tenant admins when backups begin, or when they fail. Or select Admin alert to notify yourself when Commvault Cloud encounters job activity anomalies or missed SLAs.

   For descriptions of the alert types, see Alert Type Details.

5. For laptop clients or client groups, if you want to add the alert to the subscription list, move the Subscription-based alert toggle to the right.

6. If you want to send email notification individually for an alert, move the Send individual notification toggle to the right.

7. Click Next.

8. For Criteria, select the criteria for which the alert will be triggered. The available criteria selections will depend on the alert type you selected above.

9. Click Next.

10. For Entities, select the servers or server groups to apply the alert to.

11. Click Next.

12. For Filters, if you want to define the alert based on alert tokens, do the following:

    1. Click Add rule group.

    2. Click Add rule.

       The Add rule dialog box appears.

    3. Create the rule using alert tokens. For example, you can use the token JOB ID to create an alert when a Job ID's number is greater than 1000.

       For descriptions of the tokens, see Available Alert Tokens.

    4. Click Save, and then click Next.

13. For Notification, do the following:

    1. Click Add notification.

       The Add notification dialog box appears.

    2. From the Type list, select how to notify users when the alert is triggered, and then specify the recipient details.

       For example, if you select Console, alerts are sent to the Command Center and CommCell Console. If you select Event Viewer, alerts are sent to the Windows Event Viewer.

14. Click Save, and then click Next.

15. Click Submit.

What to Do Next

• Add companies (targets) to this alert. For more information, see Adding Targets to an Alert.