Create an alarm notification

You can create an alarm notification that sends an email to a specified email address when an alarm fires or is reset.

1. Click Admin > Account Settings > Notifications.
2. Click Add.
3. In the Name field, enter a descriptive name for the alarm.
4. In the Description field, enter a description of the alarm notification.
5. In the Send Email to field, enter the email address you want to receive the notification. More than one email address can be entered. The addresses must be separated by a comma.
6. Designate the notification frequency. Both options are enabled by default.
   • Send daily summary reports at: Send a daily summary at the time specified.
   • Send notifications for each alarm event: Send a notification for each alarm event when it occurs.
7. Specify whether you want to receive notifications for a set of alarms or for alarms scoped to a group. You can only select one option.
   • Send notification for the following alarms
     1. Select the Send notification for the following alarms option.
     2. Begin typing the name of the alarm. OEM Cloud automatically searches and displays a list of matching alarms.
     3. Click the desired alarm in the list. The alarm is added to the field.
     4. Repeat the process to add additional alarms.
   • Send notification for alarms scoped to the following groups
     1. Select the Send notification for alarms scoped to the following groups option.
     2. Begin typing the name of the group. OEM Cloud will begin searching automatically and will display a list of matching groups.
     3. Click a group in the list. The group is added to the field.
     4. Repeat the process to add additional group.
8. Click Save. The alarm is now enabled and active.