Alerts

If you want to be notified when a specific threshold is breached, you can configure an Alert. The Alert is then displayed in VMX-Explorer.

Beeks Analytics supports unlimited Alert definitions.

You can view the anomalies that triggered the alert. These can be queried using the Alert ID and will return a list of all anomalies associated with the selected alert. You can also query Alerts to find the current alert state and previous alerts that have occurred during the server runtime. Beeks Analytics also generates an alert log file.

Alert events can be integrated with client operational systems and workflows. Please contact your Beeks Analytics contact to discuss your requirements.

Defining thresholds

VMX-Explorer indicates Alert states using traffic light colours:

• Red
  Threshold breached.

• Amber (orange)
  Threshold close to being breached.

• Green
  Threshold not breached.

You’ll define thresholds between the green-to-amber and amber-to-red transitions.

To prevent a deluge of Alert triggers, alerts are generated only when the monitored value transitions between states.

VMX-Explorer allows you to latch alert lights so that they remain at the higher alert level until they are manually reset by an operator. Resetting an alert causes its state to be instantaneously reevaluated and then subsequently the condition is continuously monitored as before.

Alert types

Alerts can monitor any Beeks Analytics cell value as it changes and generate an alert when a threshold is breached.

• Absolute alerts
  Absolute alerts are triggered when an aggregator cell value exceeds an absolute value.

• Relative alerts
  Relative alerts are triggered when the aggregator cell value exceeds a relative percentage of a historic benchmark value. Historical benchmarks can be captured from the same cell value or any other recorded benchmark. Data is recorded in short time windows, for example, 10 seconds; this allows a curve of recorded points to be generated daily. Recorded benchmark curves can also be processed on a day-to-day basis to generate average benchmark curves, for example, a 30-day moving average.
  
  Once set, VMX-Analysis then compares the current value of the alert source cell value against the benchmark value for the same time of day. This facilitates building alerts that report on out-of-band conditions against historical norms.

Custom alerts

More complex alerts can be created over time windows or using interval and other data generated by VMX- Analysis or external sources. The configuration of complex alerts must be done by a qualified Beeks Analytics specialist. Please speak to your Beeks Analytics contact to discuss your requirements.