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# Configure alert policies

You can configure Unisphere to monitor storage systems for specific events or error conditions. When an event or error of interest occurs, Unisphere displays an alert. Unisphere notifies you of the alert by way of email, SNMP, or Syslog, when configured to do so.

## Prerequisites

- See Roles and associated permissions to determine the user roles that can perform this task.
- To receive alert notifications, you must first configure alert notifications.
- For the list of recommended alerts for you to monitor or consider monitoring (depending on your environment), see Unisphere for PowerMax alert monitoring recommendations.
- In Unisphere release 9.2.1, Unisphere supports an alert, that is raised when an SRDF/Metro session is automatically suspended. The alert is listed among the Array alerts. The alert may be enabled or disabled, and notification preferences can be set. The alert is disabled by default.

## Steps

1. Select to open the Settings panel.
2. Select Alerts > Alert Policies.
3. Select all or a specific storage system from the Select Array drop-down list.
   The following properties display:

   Name | Policy name.
   Type | Type of alert policy. Possible values are: Array for array-based alerts SMAS for application-based alerts File for file-based alerts
   Enabled | An indication whether the policy is Enabled or Disabled.
   Notifications | Icon indicating the method to use when delivering the alert notification (email, SNMP, or Syslog). None indicates that Unisphere is not configured to deliver an alert notification for the corresponding policy.

4. To enable alert reporting for a particular event, configure alert notifications, select the Enabled checkbox for that event and click APPLY.
5. To disable alert reporting for a particular event, clear the Enabled checkbox for that event and click APPLY.