Add Alert Blackouts
You can add blackout periods to suppress or mute alarms during scheduled downtimes.
To add blackouts from the Paragon Automation graphical user interface (GUI):
-
Navigate to the Configuration > Insights Settings
page.
The Alert Blackout Settings page is displayed.
- Click (+) icon to add a new alert blackout
setting.
The Add Alert Blackout page is displayed.
- Enter the following information to configure a blackout
alert:
Attributes
Description
Blackout Start
Select a blackout start date and time.
Blackout End
Select a blackout end date and time.
Device Group
Select a device group from the drop-down list to apply the blackout configuration.
Attribute
Select an attribute from the drop-down list to apply the blackout configuration.
Value
If you have selected an attribute, provide a corresponding associated value. Only the alarms that match this attribute value will be suppressed from the alarms report table.
If you have selected Resource as the attribute, select a corresponding value from the Value drop-down list.
If you have selected Resource-Event as the attribute, select a corresponding value from the Value drop-down list.
If you have selected Event as the attribute, enter an event in the Event text box.
If you have selected Topic as the attribute, enter a topic in the Topic text box.
For example, for the Resource-Event attribute, you must specify a resource value from the Value drop-down list, as well as specify an Event value. Only those alarms generated by the specified resource that match the Event value will be suppressed from the alarms report table.
Event
Enter the name of the event that you want to apply the blackout configuration to.
The field is enabled when you select Event or Resource-Event attributes from the Attribute drop-down list.
- Click Save to save the configuration.