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Value

SyntaxDescription
value {text}Matches the event value
value {/regex/}Matches the event value with regex
  • Possible values can be found in the Status Attributes section in the web help text
  • Regular expressions are supported

Examples

  • Alert only on Ping down state
    * * ping4 PING.icmpState value down = email [email protected]

  • Use regex to alert on multiple BGP Peer states
    * * * BGP4-MIB.bgpPeerState value /connect|opensent|openconfirm/ = email Admin

  • Alert only on Ping down state after 5 minutes
    wait 5m * * ping4 PING.icmpState value down = email [email protected]