Configuring alerts in Hyperic
Monitoring an application provides information on how that application is behaving, and it can be compared to the old data to understand when an application is behaving abnormally, but if all we have is graphical monitoring, we need someone to sit and watch the metrics looking for abnormal behavior. Alerting allows us to have the monitoring framework notify us when a metric breaches some boundary condition, meaning we can receive an e-mail or other notification when something needs looking at, and don't have to sit looking at the metrics.
Getting ready
You will need to install Oracle SOA Suite and the Hyperic HQ server and agents for this recipe. Both Hyperic HQ and Oracle SOA Suite will need to be running. You will also need the login credentials for the Hyperic HQ console. Hyperic will need to be configured with working e-mail settings to be able to send out alert e-mails.
How to do it...
We can set up alerts in Hyperic by following these steps:
Log in to the Hyperic...
