Is this something that scheduled maintenance can do? /alert_maintenance/ On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 4:45 PM Tony Guadagno via observium < observium@lists.observium.org> wrote:
> Spencer, thanks, but as I said, I would like to disable alerting for the > whole system. I have about 75 servers and I would not want to call the api > 75 times, I would like one way to disable alerting. > > > > I am wondering if there is a php file I can rename that would render > alerting non-functional. I can then rename it back when I am through. > > > > thanks > > > > Tony Guadagno > > O +1 585 577 1003 > > C +1 585 703 6700 > > E to...@guadagnoconsulting.com > > [image: cid:image001.jpg@01D84DD6.FC9912E0] > > > > *From:* Ryan, Spencer J. <r...@millercanfield.com> > *Sent:* Monday, November 27, 2023 5:34 PM > *To:* Observium <observium@lists.observium.org> > *Cc:* Tony Guadagno <to...@guadagno.org> > *Subject:* RE: [Observium] Re: is there an alert kill switch? > > > > Set “ignore” and/or “ignore_until” via the API (“Changing a device”) > > > > https://docs.observium.org/api/#changing-a-device > > > ------------------------------ > > Spencer J. Ryan| Manager, Technology and Infrastructure > *Miller Canfield* > *T* +1.313.496.7979 | *F* +1.313.496.7500 > ------------------------------ > > > > *From:* Tony Guadagno via observium <observium@lists.observium.org> > *Sent:* Monday, November 27, 2023 4:59 PM > *To:* Observium <observium@lists.observium.org> > *Cc:* Tony Guadagno <to...@guadagno.org> > *Subject:* [Observium] Re: is there an alert kill switch? > > > > *Caution:* This is an external email. Do not open attachments or click > links from unknown or unexpected emails. > > > > Tom, yes, I am aware of how to disable the alerts for a specific device. > What I want to do is disable alerts system wide for a time period. I can > take responsibility for scripting the disable/enable part….but is there a > way at the OS level to system wide disable alerts? > > > > Tony Guadagno > > O +1 585 577 1003 > > C +1 585 703 6700 > > E to...@guadagnoconsulting.com > > > > *From:* Tom Laermans via observium <observium@lists.observium.org> > *Sent:* Monday, November 27, 2023 4:52 PM > *To:* Tony Guadagno via observium <observium@lists.observium.org> > *Cc:* Tom Laermans <tom.laerm...@powersource.cx> > *Subject:* [Observium] Re: is there an alert kill switch? > > > > Hi Tony, > > > > There is an option to disable alerting for a device. You can set and unset > this option using the API. > > That could possibly work? (note it disables ALL alerting on the device for > the time that checkmark is on) > > > > Alternatively, you could also set a "delay" variable on your alerts - > which means they won't fire after x times 5 minutes have passed, allowing > your machine to reboot and come back up before an alert is sent. However > this delays ALL your alerts for that specific checker for x times 5 minutes > which is probably undesirable (so it depends what alerts you're seeing to > make that call...) > > > > Tom > > > > On 27/11/2023 21:02, Tony Guadagno via observium wrote: > > Hi, when my Microsoft servers patch monthly, they often reboot and that > causes an alert that is unnecessary for me. Is there a way (maybe a script > I could write) that would disable alerting? I am thinking about making a > cron job that would run monthly (at the time I am patching) that would > disable alerting…then maybe 2 hrs later, re-enable alerting. > > > > Is this possible? > > > > Tony Guadagno > > O +1 585 577 1003 > > C +1 585 703 6700 > > E to...@guadagnoconsulting.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > observium mailing list -- observium@lists.observium.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to observium-le...@lists.observium.org > > > > > > You have received a message from the law firm Miller Canfield. The > information contained in or attached to this electronic mail may be > privileged and/or confidential. If you received this transmission and are > not the intended recipient, you should not read this message and are hereby > notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this > communication and/or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this communication in error or are not sure whether it is > privileged, please immediately notify us by return e-mail and delete or > destroy the original and any copies, electronic, paper or otherwise, that > you may have of this communication and any attachments. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > observium mailing list -- observium@lists.observium.org > To unsubscribe send an email to observium-le...@lists.observium.org >
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