Adding a resource for management by an alert policy

Add or move resources to alert policies if you want the resources to use the alert definitions and notification settings of the policy.

About this task

The Resources by Policy page lists all resources in your storage environment and the alert policy that manages the resource.

You can also set a resource to be not managed by any policy. The resource retains its alert definitions and notification settings, but the resource is no longer managed by the policy.

Procedure

  1. From the modern UI of IBM Storage Insights, click Main menu, expand Administration section, and click Alert policy. From classic UI of IBM Storage Insights, go to Configuration > Alert Policies.
  2. Click the Resources by Policy tab.
  3. Click the type of resource that you want to add or move. For example, click Block Storage Systems or Hosts.
  4. Select the resources that you want to add or move in the list of resources. The resources must all be of the same type. For example, select only SAN Volume Controller block storage systems.
  5. Click Actions > Set Policy.
  6. Select the policy that you want to manage the resource, then click Set.
    Alternatively, to set the resource to be not managed by any policy, select No Policy then click Set.

What to do next

Tip: You can also add or move a resource to an alert policy from the details page for the resource. For example, to add a block storage system to a policy, go to Resources > Block Storage Systems. Double-click the storage system on the resource list page. Click Alert Definitions, then click Policy Actions > Set Policy.
Important: If you add a resource to a policy, any existing alert definitions for the resource are replaced by the alert definitions in that policy. You can't restore the original alert definitions for a resource after you move it into the policy.

To store a copy of the original alert definitions for a resource before you move it into a policy, create a policy based on the alert configuration of the resource. Then, move the resource to another policy. If you want to reapply the original alert definitions later, you can add the resource to the policy with the original alert configuration.