Add a new health rule set for an application service

When you configure an application service to the BIG-IQ, the application and its services are monitored by a default health alert rule set. You can create a new health alert rule set to customize the alert notifications for a specific application service.

1. Go to the Alert Management screen Applications > ALERT MANAGEMENT > Alert Rules.

2. At the top left of the screen, click the Add button.

   The New Alert Rule screen opens.

3. Type aName and an optional Description.

4. Select the Rule Type (Device Health or Device Access-health).

5. In the Metric Conditions area, enable and disable metrics as needed by selecting or clearing the box to the right of the Metric column.

   Note: BIG-IP devices earlier than version 13.1.0.5 do not collect data that supports metric alerts. Applications that are managed by earlier versions of a BIG-IP device do not receive metric alerts.

6. Use the Actions area to enable alert notifications by SNMP and Email.

7. Use the Devices area at the bottom of the screen to view the available devices for the new alert rule set, and move a device from the Available list to the Selected list.

   You can filter the device lists by selecting from the Filter list.

8. Click Save at the bottom of the screen, or click Save & Close to save and return to the Alert Rules screen.

The health and metric rules trigger new alerts according to the saved modifications. This clears active alerts for the associated application, which triggers the Alert Rule Changes alert.