Add a notification to an alert configuration

You can add a notification to an alert configuration that will sent an email to a specified email address or email group when the alert occurs. The email contains alert details and a link to view the alert source. You can also send notifications to an SNMP listener.

1. Log in to the ExtraHop system through https://<extrahop-hostname-or-IP-address>.
2. Click the System Settings icon and then click Alerts.
3. From the Alerts table, click the alert you want.
4. From the Notifications section, specify the email groups and addresses to notify when the alert occurs.
   • Click Select an email notification group and click one or more email groups.
   • Type individual email addresses. Multiple addresses must be separated by a comma.
5. (Optional): Click Send SNMP trap to send notifications to an SNMP listener.
6. (Optional): Add additional metrics to the email notification.
   The email includes the value of these metrics when the alert occurred.
   1. Click Show Advanced Options.
   2. From the Additional Metrics in Email Notifications section, click Add Metric.
   3. In the search field, type the name of a metric and then select the metric from the search results.
      The metric must be compatible with the assigned source type and the monitored metric, such as devices and device metrics.
7. Click Save.

You can add a notification to an alert configuration that will sent an email to one or more specified email addresses when the alert occurs. The email contains alert details and a link to view the alert source.

1. Log in to the ExtraHop system through https://<extrahop-hostname-or-IP-address>.
2. Click the System Settings icon and then click Alerts.
3. From the Alerts table, click the alert you want.
4. From the Notifications section, specify the email addresses to notify when the alert occurs.
   Type individual email addresses. Multiple addresses must be separated by a comma.
5. (Optional): Add additional metrics to the email notification.
   The email includes the value of these metrics when the alert occurred.
   1. Click Show Advanced Options.
   2. From the Additional Metrics in Email Notifications section, click Add Metric.
   3. In the search field, type the name of a metric and then select the metric from the search results.
      The metric must be compatible with the assigned source type and the monitored metric, such as devices and device metrics.
6. Click Save.