Help for creating better alerts in HP SIM

[NewKidd2]

Hi again. I having problems getting HP SIM to send me less generic alerts. Currently, all I get is a message that says that something critical happened to a device. I tried to use the Event Category filter but the lists seem to cryptic. All I want is to know when my servers and/or switches go offline or are having perf problems. The swtich vendors tell me to go to HP for this. Any suggestions?

[Rob Buxton · Accepted solution]

Which devices are you having issues with?

From your last comment it seems you're expecting more detail from non-HP Devices or switches etc.

If a device goes offline, you should get a quite specific Critical Alert from HPSIM generated, this would be the Device Unreachable Event.

What are you not seeing?

[NewKidd2]

Please ignore my inquiry about better alerts. I've done more research since then, I understand HPSIM alerts better and have configured it to send me the alerts I need. Thanks for the follow up!