This article explains about how to create Alerts in Instana for the selected event.
![](https://github.com/GandhiCloudLab/ibm-ai-ops-instana-blog/raw/main/images/image-instana-waiops-integration.png)
Pre-Requisite
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The kubernetes based application
is deployed in an OpenShift Container Platform or on Kubernetes Cluster.
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Application Perspective
is already created in Instana for the above deployed application.
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Event
is already created in Instana for the above created Application Perspective.
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Alert Channel
is already created in Instana to send Alert to the IBM Watson AIOps Webhook
Objective
The Objective is to create / configure Alert for the selected event.
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Application called iLender
is deployed in ilend-ns
namespace.
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Application Perspective called iLend
is already created and available in the Instana.
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Event called CreditScore memory high issue
is configured when the JVM memory usage
is more than 80%
.
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Alert Channel IBM Watson AIOps Webhook
is created
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Alert called CreditScore memory high issue - alert
pointing to above alert channel to be created
Steps
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Choose the menu Alerts
under the configuration section.
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Click on New Alert
button.
![](https://github.com/GandhiCloudLab/ibm-ai-ops-instana-blog/raw/main/6-alert/images/3-alert-00001.png)
- Enter the values for the below fields as shown in the screenshot.
- Click on
Add Events
button.
![](https://github.com/GandhiCloudLab/ibm-ai-ops-instana-blog/raw/main/6-alert/images/3-alert-00002.png)
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Choose the CreditScore memory high issue
event.
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Click on Add 1 Event
button.
![](https://github.com/GandhiCloudLab/ibm-ai-ops-instana-blog/raw/main/6-alert/images/3-alert-00003.png)
Event get added like the below.
![](https://github.com/GandhiCloudLab/ibm-ai-ops-instana-blog/raw/main/6-alert/images/3-alert-00004.png)
- Enter the values for the below fields as shown in the screenshot.
- Click on
Add Application Perspectives
button.
![](https://github.com/GandhiCloudLab/ibm-ai-ops-instana-blog/raw/main/6-alert/images/3-alert-00005.png)
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Choose the iLend
application perspective.
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Click on Add 1 Application Perspectives
button.
![](https://github.com/GandhiCloudLab/ibm-ai-ops-instana-blog/raw/main/6-alert/images/3-alert-00006.png)
Application Perspective get added like the below.
- Click on
Add Alert Channels
button.
![](https://github.com/GandhiCloudLab/ibm-ai-ops-instana-blog/raw/main/6-alert/images/3-alert-00007.png)
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Choose the appropriate Alert Channels
created.
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Click on Add 1 Channel
button.
![](https://github.com/GandhiCloudLab/ibm-ai-ops-instana-blog/raw/main/6-alert/images/3-alert-00008.png)
Alert Channel get added like the below.
- Click on
Create
button to create Alert.
![](https://github.com/GandhiCloudLab/ibm-ai-ops-instana-blog/raw/main/6-alert/images/3-alert-00009.png)
Alerts get created like the below.
![](https://github.com/GandhiCloudLab/ibm-ai-ops-instana-blog/raw/main/6-alert/images/3-alert-00010.png)
Next Step
Alert is created here. With this you have completed all the steps required to complete Instana with Watson AIOps Integration.
Prev : Create Alert Channels in Instana
Home : Integrating Instana with Watson AIOps
Released by :
- Jeya Gandhi Rajan M
- Vijaya Bhaskar R Siddareddi
- Vijay Sukthankar (Squad Leader)
Hybrid-Cloud Squad, GSI Labs
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