SolarWinds Integration
With SolarWinds Integration you can easily integrate SolarWinds Orion products (eg NPM and SAM) into iLert. In this way, you can easily expand SolarWinds with SMS, push and voice notification as well as duty rosters from iLert. Incidents are created in iLert and automatically closed again as soon as the problem has been resolved. Furthermore, the incidents in iLert that were created by SolarWinds contain jump links to the respective alerts in SolarWinds.
1. Switch to the "alert sources" tab and click the "Create new alert source" button
2. Assign name and select escalation chain
3. Select and save "SolarWinds" in the Integration type field.
4. A URL is generated on the next page. You will need this URL below when setting up SolarWinds
1. Switch to the Settings → All Settings tab and click Manage Alerts
2. Click on ADD NEW ALERT
3. Fill out the Alert Properties according to your requirements and click on NEXT
4. Define the trigger condition on the next page and click on NEXT. The trigger condition defines the conditions under which you want to be alerted via iLert. You can use the full flexibility of SolarWinds here. In this example we define the following condition: Immediate alarm for all nodes that are not in the status up.
5. Define reset condition and click on NEXT. As soon as the reset condition occurs, the associated incident is eliminated in iLert.
6. Select Time of Day according to your requirements and click on NEXT.
7. TRIGGER ACTIONS: Click Add Action and select Send a GET or POST Request to a Web Server to add trigger action.
8. Enter the HTTP POST Action URL generated in iLert in the URL field and select Use HTTP / S POST . Enter the following in the Body to POST field:
iLertEventType = ALERT &iLertIncidentKey = $ {N = Alerting M = AlertObjectID} - $ {N = Alerting M = AlertActiveID} &iLertEventSummary = $ {N = SwisEntity; M = DisplayName} ($ {N = SwisEntity; M = IP_Address}): $ {N = SwisEntity; M = StatusDescription} &iLertUrl = $ {N = Alerting M = AlertDetailsUrl} &AcknowledgeUrl = $ {N = Alerting M = AcknowledgeUrl} &Alert Name = $ {N = Alerting M = Alert Name} &AlertActiveID = $ {N = Alerting M = AlertActiveID} &AlertObjectID = $ {N = Alerting M = AlertObjectID} &Object Type = $ {N = Alerting M = Object Type} &Severity = $ {N = Alerting M = Severity}
9. Optional: Activate the Repeat this action action every X minutes until the alert is acknowledged option in the execution settings. This is for security, if an alert could not be sent to iLert (e.g. due to a network problem).
10. On ADD ACTION and then click NEXT.
11. RESET ACTIONS: Click Add Action and select Send a GET or POST Request to a Web Server to add Reset Action. Enter the HTTP POST Action URL generated in iLert in the URL field and select Use HTTP / S POST . Enter the following in the Body to POST field :
iLertEventType = RESOLVE &iLertIncidentKey = $ {N = Alerting M = AlertObjectID} - $ {N = Alerting M = AlertActiveID} &iLertEventSummary = $ {N = SwisEntity; M = DisplayName} ($ {N = SwisEntity; M = IP_Address}): $ {N = SwisEntity; M = StatusDescription}
12. On ADD ACTION and then click NEXT.
13. Click SUBMIT on the SUMMARY page.
Are incidents automatically resolved in iLert?
Yes, as soon as the reset condition for an alert has occurred in SolarWinds, the associated incident in iLert is fixed.
What if an alert is confirmed in SolarWinds, is the associated incident also confirmed in iLert?
No, in SolarWinds it is unfortunately not possible to perform an action after an acknowledge.
Can I link SolarWinds to multiple alert sources in iLert?
Yes, create several alert definitions in SolarWinds and store the corresponding URL of the alert source from iLert in the HTTP URL.
What if my internet connection is lost? Are the alerts generated in SolarWinds lost?
No, no alerts are lost if you have activated the option Repeat this action action every X minutes until the alert is acknowledged in SolarWinds (see above). We also recommend that you monitor your Internet connection with an external monitoring service (such as Pingdom). You can then send these alerts to iLert.
Can I change the content of the incident in iLert (e.g. the summary)?
Yes, you can influence this in the definition of the trigger action. In the HTTP Post Body, several variables in the format variable1=value1&variable2=value2&variable3=value3... to iLert. To change the summary text of the incident, change the definition of the variable iLertEventSummary . All other variables that you add below iLertEventSummary of here are inserted in the description of the incident.
The integration doesn't work. How do I find the mistake?
If you do not find the error, please contact our support at support@ilert.com.
