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Configure Alerts Generate Test Alerts

Last updated: Jun 09, 2025

Generate Test Alerts

The primary usage of generating a test alert is to verify the connectivity with the publisher. You can configure a test alert to send alerts based on the alert type and linked publisher in the alert configuration.


 
  • Generating test alerts is not from the actual sources and is generated for test purpose only.

  • Test alerts can be generated for alert types which are linked to at least one publisher.

To generate a test alert, follow the steps below:

Procedure

1

From the navigation pane, choose Manage > Workloads > Alerts Config.

2

To configure a test alert, click Test Alert.

Figure 1: Test Alert Configuration
3

Under the Keys tab, enter the value for Alert Key and choose the values for Event Time, Alert Time, Alert Severity and Alert Type.

4

Under the Scope tab, the values of Scope ID and Tenant ID are autogenerated based on the current scope.


 

If the Tenant ID is the same as Tenant ID VRF, then the system automatically checks the Tenant ID VRF check box.

5

Under the Details tab, enter the values for Alert Text, Event Notes, Alert Details, and Alert Configuration ID.


 

Alert Details can be string or data in JSON format.

Options for JSON content are:

  1. Containing fields expected by that type of alert.

  2. Any sample JSON data, if that alert type does not expect default json fields.

    Sample JSON:

    {"alert_name ":"sample","alert_category":{"severity": "dummy"}}
    

6

Under the Configuration tab, choose the value for Individual Alert, Alert Frequency, and Summary Alert Frequency.

For individual alerts, choose ENABLE or DISABLE from the drop-down.

Alert frequency is autoselected with frequency as INDIVIDUAL.


 

It supports only individual alerts and does not consider summarization.

Summary alert is autoselected to NONE.

7

To generate the test alert, click TEST.


 

A test alert is generated and sent to the configured publisher.