Severity and state for email alerts
Possible values for the Severity and State fields in email alerts.
Severity
The value for the Severity field is copied from the event unless the event closes the
alert, in which case the previous severity is retained for reporting.
| Severity | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Critical Immediate action is required. The resource is either not functional or critical problems are imminent. |
| 2 | Major Major functionality is severely impaired or performance has degraded. |
| 3 | Minor Partial, non-critical loss of functionality or performance degradation occurred. |
| 4 | Warning Attention is required, even though the resource is still functional. |
| 5 | OK An alert is created. The resource is still functional. |
| 0 | Clear No action is required. An alert is not created from this event. Existing alerts are closed. |
State
The state of an alert can be one of the following:
| State | Description |
|---|---|
| Open | The alert requires user action. |
| Close | The alert is closed and no further user action is required. |