Create New Notification Policy/Edit Notification Policy display

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Create a new notification policy or edit an existing notification policy used by the server to generate alarm notifications.

A Default notification policy exists for the Data Center Expert server. This default notification policy cannot be deleted, but it can be edited and renamed.

Note

A notification policy must include at least one threshold or device and one alarm action before it can be used to generate alarm notifications.

Three menus and one button icon in the Alarm Configuration perspective provide access to the Create New Notification Policy display:

• Right-click menu Create in the Notification Policy Name pane of the Notification Policies view.
• Button icon Create Notification Policy92307481_360038793954.pngin the Notification Policies view.
• Right-click menu Add Thresholds to Notification Policy in the Navigation view.
• Right-click menu Add Thresholds to Notification Policy in the Threshold Alarm Configuration view.

One menu and one button icon in the Notification Policies view provide access to the Edit Notification Policy display:

• Right-click menu Edit in the Notification Policy Name pane.
• Button icon Edit Notification Policy (92307478_360038793954.png).

Element	Description
Policy Name	Identify the name of the notification policy.
Actions	Displays the actions and action options included in the notification policy. You can click on any column head (Action, Delay (min), Repeat, or Interval (min) ) to sort the list.
Add	Click to add actions to the notification policy. Note To add alarm actions, use the "Manage Alarm Actions" display, accessed by the Manage Actions button.
Edit	Click to edit the options for the selected alarm action. Note To edit alarm actions, use the "Manage Alarm Actions" display, accessed by the Manage Actions button.
Remove	Click to delete an action from the notification policy. Note The action is deleted from the notification policy only, and remains on the Data Center Expert server for future use. To delete alarm actions from the Data Center Expert server, use the "Manage Alarm Actions" display, accessed by the Manage Actions button in the Add and Edit Alarm Action displays, or the Manage Alarm Actions option in the Alarm Configuration menu.
Thresholds	Displays the thresholds included in the notification policy.
Choose Thresholds	Click to select thresholds to include in the notification policy.
Devices	Displays the devices included in the notification policy.
Choose Devices	Click to select devices to include in the notification policy