View Details About Alerts

You can view details about an individual triggered alert:

1. Open the Alert List by selecting REPORTING > Alerts, and then selecting the Alert List tab.
2. In the Alert List, click the magnifying glass icon in the first column of the alert that you want to know more about.

The View Alert tab opens. It shows:

• Alert Information: The alert ID, severity, timestamp, trigger window, alert rule name, location and description, and the number of events behind the alert.
• Affected Event Rules: The event rules whose events contributed to the alert, with severity and number of events.
• Affected Locations, Affected Networks and Affected Computers: Where the events occurred, with severity and number of events. If you have the Detail or Admin role, you can click a computer name to view details about the computer.

Tip

If you then click the Related Events tab, you can View Events that Relate to an Alert.