Configuring an alert for percentiles

Configure an alert for when percentiles exceed a defined threshold.

Configure an alert for when percentiles exceed a defined threshold.

Procedure

  1. Select the Alerts menu.
  2. In the Active Alerts dialog, select Manage Alerts. When the Manage Alert Rules dialog appears, select Add Alert.
  3. In the Notify me when menu, select the percentile option for which you want to create an alert.
  4. Select above or below for the milliseconds/operation (ms/op) threshold.
  5. Set the duration of the condition before an alert is triggered.
  6. Set the percentile for which you want to track.
    Note: The current percentile shows the ms/op for the previous minute for the selected percentile.
  7. Select the notification frequency of the alert from the Notify every list.
  8. Select Save Alert.
    The configured percentiles alert appears in the Manage Alert Rules dialog.