Configuring an Event Handler

Before you configure an event handler, you will need to create an Event Type that matches the events you would like to trigger the event handler, and create an Action that performs the correct task, such as sending an email.

The event handler links the Event Type with one or more actions that should be invoked when an event that matches the Event Type is raised.

To configure an event handler, go to the System > Alerting page. Select the Event Type from the drop-down list to create a new event handler, then select the Actions you wish to be invoked from the drop-down in the entry for that event handler.

Press Update when you have completed your changes.

An event may match several Event Types, and therefore trigger several event handlers. If the same action is configured on each of these handlers, it will be invoked multiple times.

To reduce the volume of small emails sent, the E-Mail action is not triggered immediately, but will gather email messages and send them at 30 second intervals. You can configure this behavior of the email action in the System > Global Settings page, in the “Other Settings” section.

If a minor event is raised several times in quick succession, the Virtual Traffic Manager will suppress the repeated events. Major events are never suppressed in this way.