Alert rules sample set — netbackupitanalytics 11.8 | Cohesity Documentation

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Alert rules sample set — netbackupitanalytics 11.8 | Cohesity Documentation

Alert rules sample set

The following table lists a sample set of Alert rules by category. This is not a complete list of rules.

Table: Alert rules sample set

Category	Rule	Description
Data Collection	Data Collector Upgrade Failure	Alerts on selected data collectors when they have failed to upgrade.This is applicable for both upgrade manager and .jar.
Data Collection	Data Collector Offline	Alerts if the selected data collectors are in an offline state. Offline indicates the collector is shut down, or the collector cannot connect to the Data Receiver.
Data Protection	High Job Failure Rate	Monitors a high job failure percentage for any primary server belonging to any product. A specific job type can also be selected. This is a schedule-based rule where you set a schedule to run the rule using a CRON expression. The last run date will be saved in the database and every time when the rule is set to run, only the jobs finished between last run date of the rule and the present date will be considered. For the first run time, the date range for jobs will be last 2 hours.
Data Protection	Primary Server Connection	Alerts on Primary Servers when there are any connection issues. Note: This rule is only applicable if Host Collection is setup on the selected Primary Server.
Data Protection	Job Finalized	Alerts on any job of the selected job type, product and primary server which has completed with a specified Exit Status. Job Type, Primary Server and Product are defined by in the Alert Policy and Exit Status is part of the scope.
Data Protection	NetBackup Catalog Not Backed Up	Alerts when a NetBackup Catalog is not backed up for a Primary Server since the last run. For first time configurations, the catalog backup will be checked for last 2 days on the selected Primary Servers.
Performance	LUN Performance	Alert on selected Logical Units (LUNs) when their performance (I/O, Throughput, etc.) reach a specific threshold.
Performance	Switch FC Port Performance	Alerts on selected Switch Fibre Channel (FC) Ports when their performance (receive rate, transmit rate, etc.) reach specific thresholds.
Storage	LUN Capacity	Alerts on selected Logical Units (LUNs) when their used capacities reach a specific threshold.
Storage	Storage Pool Capacity	Alerts on selected Storage Pools when their capacity reaches specific thresholds for areas such as Array Group Allocated, Data Reduction, Raw Used, or Thin Pool Allocated.
Storage Forecast	Storage Pool Capacity Forecast	Alerts on selected Storage Pools when their used capacity forecast reaches specific percentage thresholds.
System Administration	License Usage	Alerts on usage overage percentage and approaching expiration dates for licensed modules. See License Usage Alert Rule.
Virtualization	VM Datastore Capacity	Alerts on selected VMWare Datastores when their used capacity and used capacity forecast reaches specific thresholds.
Virtualization	VMWare VM Guest Disk	Alerts on selected VMWare VM Guests when their used capacity reaches specific thresholds.
Virtualization Forecast	VMWare Datastore Capacity Forecast	Alerts on selected VMWare Datastores when their used capacity forecast reaches specific percentage thresholds.

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