How To Create An Alert In Device ManageR

To create an alert in Device ManageR, follow these steps:

1. Open Device ManageR in your web browser. You may open it by entering ‘localhost:8080’ or ‘<IP address of Device ManageR host system>:8080’ in your browser’s address bar.

2. Select Alerts/Tasks in the navigation bar to the left.

3. In the Alerts/Tasks menu, select Alerts.

4. To add your first alert, select Add.

5. In the Add New Alert screen that appears:

– In Name, enter a name for your alert. Our example is called ‘Data Center Temperature > 80 F.’

– In Device, select your Room Alert from the drop-down list. We’re choosing the Room Alert 32E in our data center.

– In Alarm when…, you’ll then see a drop-down list with all of the unit’s individual sensors. Select the specific sensor you wish to alert on. In our example, we’re choosing Internal Sensor – Temperature (F).

– In is, set the threshold for that sensor. The fields that appear here depend on the type of sensor you’ve chosen. In our example, we have a comparison and value field.

– First, select from the Comparison Value drop-down list. In our example, we’re choosing greater than (>).

– Then, in value, enter the number that makes sense for the scale you’re using. In our example, we are measuring temperature in Fahrenheit, so we’re going to enter 80 (degrees Fahrenheit).

– In Alarm if item is unavailable for X scans, you may leave the default, 4 scans, or enter another value. You may also disable this feature if you wish by unchecking the check box. In our example, we’re leaving the default.

– In Action / Notification List, select an already-configured list from the drop-down menu or create a new one by selecting Add. Here we’re choosing the ‘Notify IT Staff’ Action / Notification List that we assembled in the previous FAQ, How To Configure Action / Notification Lists In Device ManageR.

– Then select Save.

You’ve now created your first alert in Device ManageR. In our example alert, contacts from an IT department will be notified by email (or email-to-SMS) when the temperature in their data center climbs above 80° F.

You may repeat this process to create more alerts. You may also use the same Action / Notification List over and over again for different alerts, as we have in the example below. (For more information about Action / Notification Lists, please the previous FAQ, How To Configure Action / Notification Lists In Device ManageR.)

For information about editing the default email alert text, please see our FAQ, How To Edit Email Alert Messages In Device ManageR.