Modifying which resources are managed by an alert policy

Add resources to an alert policy if you want the resources to use the alert definitions and notification settings of the policy. You can also remove resources from an alert policy.

About this task

If the resource that you add is already in another policy, the alert definitions and notification settings for that policy no longer apply. The alerts for the resource are managed by the new policy.

When you remove a resource from an alert policy, the resource retains the alert definitions and notification settings from the policy, but the resource is no longer managed by the policy.

Procedure

  1. In the menu bar in the GUI, go to Configuration > Alert Policies.
  2. To modify a policy, double-click the policy.
  3. Click the Resources tab. The resources tab lists all the resources that are managed by the alert policy.
  4. Click Edit Resources.
    The resources tab lists all the resources in your storage environment that can be managed by the alert policy. For resources that are already managed by the policy, a checkmark is displayed.
  5. To add a resource to the policy, enable checkmark for the resource.
  6. To remove a resource from the policy, remove the checkmark.
  7. Click Save Changes.

What to do next

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.