Configuring Entity thresholds

A threshold is a value that is compared against a metric to determine whether the metric violates a specific constraint. Entity thresholds provide a mechanism for identifying anomalies in performance metrics that is polled from Network Performance Insight® and Cacti.

1. Click Console Integrations () in the navigation bar and select Entity Thresholds under System Configuration.

   You can see the Entity Thresholds table.

2. Select the threshold that you want to edit.
3. Click the Edit () icon.

   The Edit Entity Threshold window displays the configuration details.

4. Modify the settings for the threshold as needed.
   1. Select the limit type from the Limit Type list to Over, Under, or Band.

      Over

      Detect violations when the metric value exceeds the set threshold value.

      Under

      Detect violations when the metric value falls short of the set threshold value.

      Band

      Detect violations the metric value goes outside a range (or band) between two set threshold values.

   2. Enter a value in the Upper Limit field for the metric to trigger a threshold violation.
   3. Enter a value in the Lower Limit field for the metric to trigger a threshold violation.
   4. Enter the number of events for triggering the threshold in the Consecutive Occurrences field.
   5. Select the Enabled check box to enable a threshold on the interface.
   6. Click Ok to save the modification.
   Note: When the threshold limit is violated, it displays the severity as Critical.

   For more information, see Threshold levels in Threshold violation.

5. You can perform the following tasks in the Actions column:
   1. Click Edit to edit or configure the selected threshold.
   2. Click Enable or Disable to enable or disable a metric to detect its threshold violation states.