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The '''Alert Manager''' configures how a QuantaStor Storage Grid delivers alerts -- email, ITSM webhooks, SNMP, and syslog -- and sets the capacity thresholds that trigger them. It also enables, disables, or pauses individual alert types.
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| '''Sender Email Address'''
* This is the mail address that will be presented in the "From" line of the email. The address should be easily identifiable and unique to the specific Quantastor system so that administrators can quickly note the source of the alert.


{{Navigation|Storage Management → ''select a Storage System'' → Alert Manager ''(toolbar)''}}


'''Customer Support Email Address'''
Full documentation, including all five tabs, the supported ITSM platforms, and the alert CLI, is in the Administrator Guide:
*  You can provide an email address or distribution list for appropriate storage administrators who will be monitoring Quantastor. This address will receive all levels of alerts; Informational, Warning and Critical. If you prefer to only receive some alert levels, you can configure alert subscriptions at the User level for user e-mail addresses inside of the [[User Add]] or [[User Modify]] dialogs


* '''[[Call-home / Alerting|Alert Manager / Call-home Alerting]]'''


'''SMTP Mail Server Settings'''
Related dialogs:
The settings in this box are required for routing the alerts to the appropriate mail server.
* SMTP Server Address:
** Provide the address for an accessible SMTP relay or mail server.
* Connection Security:
** Choose the appropriate security setting. Options are '''None''', '''STARTTLS''', or '''SSL/TLS'''.
* SMTP User/Password:
** Provide a username and password that has access to the provided SMTP server.
 
 
'''Storage Pool - Low Free Space Alerts'''
Here you can customize the threshold triggers for Storage Pool capacity alerts. Three levels of severity are available.
 
 
'''[[Storage System User Alert | Generate Test Alert]]'''
This button will bring up a new window that can be used to send a test alert. Enter in a sample message and press ok.
''Note: you must first save your settings by pressing the OK button on the Alert Manager window before sending a Test Alert.''
 
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* [[Storage System User Alert|Send User Generated Alert]] -- raise an alert by hand to verify delivery


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Latest revision as of 00:44, 3 September 2026

The Alert Manager configures how a QuantaStor Storage Grid delivers alerts -- email, ITSM webhooks, SNMP, and syslog -- and sets the capacity thresholds that trigger them. It also enables, disables, or pauses individual alert types.

Navigation: Storage Management → select a Storage System → Alert Manager (toolbar)

Full documentation, including all five tabs, the supported ITSM platforms, and the alert CLI, is in the Administrator Guide:

Related dialogs:

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Verified against QuantaStor 6.9.0.