Configuring events and alerts

The OpsCenter Event Log page (in the Activities section) displays a continuously updated list of events and alerts.

The following list reflects the most detailed logging level available for Cassandra, DataStax Enterprise, and OpsCenter events:
  • DEBUG (0)
  • INFO (1)
  • WARN (2)
  • ERROR (3)
  • CRITICAL (4)
  • ALERT (5)

Alerts 

Optionally, you can configure OpsCenter to send alerts for selected levels of events. These alerts can be provided remotely by email, or through HTTP to a selected URL. Alerts are disabled by default.

Alerts are triggered only by events from the OpsCenter API/UI. For example, a nodetool move operation submitted from the command line does not trigger an alert. However, a move operation launched using Nodes > List View > Other Actions > Move controls in the OpsCenter does trigger an alert.

All alerts contain the following information about each event captured:

Field Description Example
api_source_ip IP that originally sent the request. 67.169.50.240
target_node Destination of a STREAMING action. 10.1.1.11
event_source Component that caused the event. OpsCenter (i.e., restart, start)
user OpsCenter user that caused the event. opscenter_user
time Normal timestamp for the event. 1311025650414527
action Type of event (see Event action types) 20
message Description of the event. Garbage Collecting node 10.1.1.13
level Numerical code for the log level. 1
source_node Node where the event originated. 10.1.1.13
level_str Logging level of the event. INFO