Alerting

Alert with email

pudanelilita
Explorer

Hi,
I'm struggling to create email alert.
My search query:
| rex "Heap:\s(?<HeapNum>[\d\.]+)(?<unit>\w+)" | search HeapNum!=" " | eval HeapNum = case(unit="K",HeapNum/1000,unit="M", HeapNum,unit="G", HeapNum*1000) | eval critical=15000 | table _time HeapNum critical

I want, that when it reaches critical value, it sends email to me.
I created alert, but it doesn't work, can you please help with configuration?

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gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi pudanelilita,
try something like this

| rex "Heap:\s(?<HeapNum>[\d\.]+)(?<unit>\w+)" 
| search NOT HeapNum=" "  
| eval HeapNum = case(unit="K",HeapNum/1000,unit="M", HeapNum,unit="G", HeapNum*1000) 
| search HeapNum>15000 
| table _time HeapNum critical

Then in the alert's condition put activation when there are results (results>0)

Bye.
Giuseppe

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gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi pudanelilita,
try something like this

| rex "Heap:\s(?<HeapNum>[\d\.]+)(?<unit>\w+)" 
| search NOT HeapNum=" "  
| eval HeapNum = case(unit="K",HeapNum/1000,unit="M", HeapNum,unit="G", HeapNum*1000) 
| search HeapNum>15000 
| table _time HeapNum critical

Then in the alert's condition put activation when there are results (results>0)

Bye.
Giuseppe

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pudanelilita
Explorer

it shows me: No results found.

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gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

At first (my error!) replace

| search HeapNum>15000 

with

| where HeapNum>15000 

if you still have no results, delete the second search and then see what are the values you have for HeapNum to check if the condition is correct.

Bye.
Giuseppe

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