Creating Alerts

You can use the All Events page to create an alert.

To create an alert:

Select Monitor > Events & Logs > All Events.
Click Detail View.
Select data criteria to create an alert:
- Select filter string from the drop-down list.
- Select data aggregation from the Group-By drop-down list.
You can also use existing filters by selecting Filters > Show Saved Filters.
Click Save > Create Alert.
The Create Alert Wizard appears.
Complete the configuration according to the guidelines provided in Table 1.
Click Finish.
The Create Alert Wizard shows a summary of your configuration changes. You can edit the individual configuration parameters by clicking Edit.
Click OK to close the window.

Table 1: Create Alert Wizard Settings
Setting	Guideline
`General`
Alert Name	Enter a unique string of alphanumeric characters, colons, periods, dashes, and underscores. No spaces are allowed and the maximum length is 63 characters.
Alert Description	Enter a description for the alerts; maximum length is 1024 characters.
Alert Type	Displays the type of alert that is system based.
Status	Select the Active check box to view only the active alerts.
Severity	Select the severity level of the alert: Info, minor, major, critical.
`Data Criteria`
Trigger	Specify the data criteria based on the Time Period, Group By, and Filter By options. Filtered data only displays the subset of data that meets the criteria that you specify. Enter the event threshold value between 1- 1,000,000,000.
Time Span	Starting in Junos Space Security Director Release 16.1, you can specify the duration for triggering an alert. Minutes Hours The default duration is 30 minutes and the maximum duration is 24 hours.
`E-Mail`
Recipients	Select or enter valid usernames or e-mail addresses of the recipients to receive alert notifications.
Comments	Enter comments for the alert notification e-mail.

Release History Table

Release

Description

16.1

Starting in Junos Space Security Director Release 16.1, you can specify the duration for triggering an alert.