Send an email alert notification in Splunk App for Infrastructure

When you create an alert, you can select to send an email notification when the alert triggers.

Prerequisites

Your system administrator has configured email notifications. See Configure email notifications in Splunk App for Infrastructure.

Steps

In the Main panel of the Analysis Workspace, select the chart for which you want to create an alert.

1. Drag your cursor over a time area and data in the chart to pinpoint what data to use to create the alert.
2. In the top-right corner of the chart, click the icon.
3. Click Create Alert to open the create alert dialog.
4. A name for the alert is automatically generated for the alert, or you can enter a custom name for the alert following the character requirements.
5. The Type Id and Metric are pre-populated, indicating the entity name and metric used.
6. The details of the chart you selected to create an alarm are displayed.
7. Set up trigger conditions. Trigger conditions include the aggregation, threshold, and throttle settings.
8. Select notify options for when the alert triggers. Select to send an email and enter email address(es) for whom you want to notify if the alert triggers.
9. Click Submit.

You have created an alert. To add the alert as a chart in the workspace, click Show Alert on the alert confirmation message.