Alerts
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Alerts use live-queries that run continuously, trigger one or more actions when the query returns a result. Using alerts enables automation for notifying analysts and administrators through different integrations such as email or forward to another repo. This means you don't have to rely on a routine of checking LogScale and executing queries manually or programmatically and can detect problems as soon as they occur.
The alert types that are available:
Standard Alerts are triggered by a query that generates a result set. If the query is not already an aggregate query result,
tail(200)is appended to the query to make it an aggregate query. Aggregate queries associated with a standard alert are run as live queries, and when the result set is executed and generates results, these are fed to the configured actions.Actions are triggered for the combined result set.
Filter Alerts are based on non-aggregate queries, and are configured to trigger the corresponding action at least once. Filter alerts also use a live query, but must not use an aggregate function for execution.
Each event in the result set from the alert query triggers the actions associated with the alert.
The attributes of the two alert types can be compared using the following table:
| Feature | Standard Alerts | Filter Alerts |
|---|---|---|
| Supports aggregates | Yes | No |
| Sends aggregate results to Actions | Yes | No |
| Supports joins | No, see warnings with live joins | No |
| Needs search window | Yes | No |
| Triggered by | Aggregate result | Single event |
| Action invocation | Sequentially | Concurrently |
| Can be throttled | Yes | Yes (from version 1.129) |
| Can be used in packages | Yes | Yes |
Alert Activities
Alerts can be managed using the following steps and procedures:
Alerts can be created through the User Interface.
When creating standard alerts, you can keep them from triggering multiple times in a short period of time by setting a throttle period. This feature is also supported in Filter Alerts starting from version 1.129.
The User Interface offers many ways to manage alerts that you've created.
Using alerts may sometimes present errors and warnings to handle.
As part of the LogScale Alert system, you may integrate it with a security monitoring system. These systems can be used to notify your staff and allow for more detailed analysis of server security.