
Working with vFoglight Rules and Registry 249
Working with Rules
•“Defining rule types” on page 250
•“Triggering rules” on page 251
•“Defining the rule scope” on page 253
Getting started with rule definitions
Once you create a rule, you can add comments to it and edit its settings as required.
To get started with rule definitions:
Note This procedure continues from “Copying rules” on page 231, “Viewing and editing rule
definitions” on page 245, or “Creating Rules” on page 246.
1
Provide a descriptive name for the rule.
In the Rule Definition tab, in the Rule Name box, type the rule name.
Important. The following rule names are reserved and should not be used:
• foglight_rule_name
• foglight_rule_comments
• foglight_rule_domain_query
• foglight_rule_id
• foglight_monitored_host_name
• foglight_monitoring_agent_name
• foglight_rule_alarm_link
• foglight_scoping_id
Note The foglight_monitored_host_name and
foglight_monitoring_agent_name variables are only available for rules
with scoping queries.
2
Optional. Describe the rule.
In the Description/Comments box, type the rule description.
3
Optional. Add information about the nature of the alert message.
In the Alarm/Description box, type the information about the alert that is
generated by the rule.
From here, you can proceed to “Defining rule types” on page 250.
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