How to Create an Alert Rule and Use Alerts in VectraOps

Tutorial: Creating Alert Rules and Using Alerts in VectraOps

VectraOps Alerts help you detect issues based on rule conditions (for example: availability, performance, or other monitored signals). Follow the steps below to create an Alert Rule and review alerts generated by the rule.

Before you start

• You have access to the customer tenant.
• The target systems have an active VectraOps agent installed and are reporting in.

Step-by-step: Create a new Alert Rule

1. Log in to the customer tenant.
2. In the left sidebar, open Alerts.
3. Click Manage Alert Rules.
4. Click Create new alert rule (+).
5. Configure the rule:
   • Name — enter a clear, recognizable name for the rule.
   • Rule type — choose the rule type you want to create.
   • Window (minutes) — keep the default value unless your agent connects less frequently (for example, only once per hour). In that case, increase the window to match the agent reporting interval.
   • Thresholds — enter threshold values for alert types where applicable.
   • Description — add a short description explaining what the rule monitors and when it should trigger.
   • Status — enable or disable the rule.
6. Click Save Rule.

After saving: what happens next?

NOTE: After the rule is created, it will immediately evaluate whether any alerts should be generated based on current system data.

View and use Alerts

• Go back to Alerts in the sidebar.
• Review the generated alerts list.
• Open an alert to see details such as the affected system, the rule that triggered it, and any relevant values (for example, threshold vs. current value).

Recommended best practices

• Use descriptive rule names (example: “High CPU > 90% (10 min)”).
• Set the Window (minutes) to match how often systems report data.
• Start with conservative thresholds, then tune them to reduce false positives.
• Disable rules temporarily during maintenance windows if needed.