Alert Types and Alert Field Reference

For alert codes also see:

Error Messages and SNMP Traps in the Platform Guide.

Database Maintenance Alerts

If database maintenance schedules have not been set up from the Command Line Interface (CLI), alerts are shown at the provider level hierarchy for each required schedule.

The schedules are required to periodically:

  • Archive or delete database transaction logs (CLI: voss transaction archive or voss transaction delete)

Refer to the Platform Guide topic “Enable Database Scheduling ” for details.

The format of the alert is:

  • ID: A generated identifier:

    • TRANSACTION_DATABASE-<hostname>

    Note

    The <hostname> will be a primary unified node. These are where alerts are generated.

  • Code: An error or warning code associated with the alert. (-1)

  • Alert category: Database Maintenance

  • Severity: Warning

  • Message:

    • TRANSACTION DATABASE MAINTENANCE NOT SCHEDULED
  • Count: Displays the number of times the alert has occurred.

  • Latest Alert: Displays the last time this alert occurred.

Alert Code Alert ID Alert Category
-1 TRANSACTION_DATABASE-<hostname> Database Maintenance
-1 CACHE_DATABASE-<hostname> Database Maintenance

Licensing

Alert Code Alert ID Alert Category
36200 Hierarchy Resolution Failure Licensing
36100 License Audit File Transfer or data/SmtpDestination, data/HttpDestination, etc. License Audit File Transfer

Change Notification

Alert Code Alert ID Alert Category
calling exception code: 40000-40006, 40008 device pkid OR business key Device Change Notification Collector <model type>

Alert Field Reference

  • The field Title is indicated in bold. An asterisk * indicates the field is mandatory.
  • If the field Type is an array, its the Field Name has a .[n] suffix, where n is the array index placeholder.
  • Object and array names are listed to provide the context of fields.
  • If a field belongs to an object or an array, the full name is in dot separated notation.
  • Where cardinality is shown, the range is [MinItems..MaxItems].
  • If a field has a Default value, the value is shown.
  • If a field has a Pattern, the regular expression pattern is shown.
ID *  
Field Name alert_id
Description The unique ID of the alert
Type String
Code *  
Field Name alert_code
Description The code of the alert
Type String
Category *  
Field Name alert_category
Description The category of the alert
Type String
Severity  
Field Name alert_severity
Description The severity of the alert
Type String
Choices [“Error”, “Warning”, “Info”]
Message  
Field Name alert_message
Description The message describing the alert
Type String
Count  
Field Name alert_count
Description The number of times this alert has occurred
Type Integer
Latest Alert  
Field Name alert_timestamp
Description The last time this alert occurred
Type String
Format date-time