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Add or manage Alarm Plugins

Nodinite Alarm Plugins deliver automated, actionable alerts and notifications to your end-users. This guide shows you how to add, configure, test, and manage Alarm Plugins for advanced integration monitoring and rapid incident response.

✅ Automate alerts and notifications for any integration scenario
✅ Customize alarm content and delivery with flexible configuration
✅ Test, restore, and manage plugins for maximum reliability
✅ Empower your team with rapid, actionable incident response
✅ Settings can be either global or customized per Monitor View


General tab

Nodinite features Alarm Plugins to send alarms to end-users. Some properties are read-only, while others are fully manageable, giving you control and flexibility.

Property Description Editable
Name Name of the Alarm Plugin No
Description Description of the Alarm Plugin Yes
Web Site Address where users can find additional information about the Alarm Plugin Yes
Version Version of the Alarm Plugin No
Stylesheet Select the Stylesheet to use when sending alarms with this Alarm Plugin.
Some Alarm Plugins support Stylesheets, allowing you to manage user-defined layouts for your alerts at run-time. This is a powerful feature for tailored, actionable notifications.
Yes

Manage Alarm Plugin (6.1.0.38)
Example: General tab for one of the Alarm Plugins.

Configuration tab

Each Alarm Plugin offers unique configuration options. Refer to the specific user guide for each plugin:

Control - Test Alarm Plugin

From the Web Client, a Nodinite Administrator can test and verify the Alarm Plugin using the current settings. Click any button to trigger a test:

  • Execute Alarm Test – Writes a negative trigger (Alert is in the Error state)
  • Restore Alarm Test – Writes a positive trigger (Alert is in the OK state)

Test Alarm Plugin feature
Example: Alarm Plugin test options.

The result appears in the destination for the Alarm Plugin. For example, output from the Event Log Alarm Plugin is written to the Application Event Log on the server hosting the Monitoring Service.

Delete

Remove an Alarm Plugin by clicking the Delete button. Deleting an Alarm Plugin makes it unavailable for configuration in Monitor Views.
Delete Button
Delete Alarm Plugin button.

The Alarm Plugin is not permanently deleted from the system; you can Restore it later if needed.

In the dialogue, either confirm or abort the requested action.
Confirm Delete operation

Restore deleted Alarm Plugin

To Restore a deleted Alarm Plugin, click the Restore button.
Restore Button
Restore deleted Alarm Plugin button.

In the dialogue, either confirm or abort the requested action.
Confirm Restore operation

Save

Click 'Save' or 'Save and close' to persist your changes.

Save and Close buttons
Example: Save options.

Save – Saves the current changes, refreshes the browser content, and stays on the current page.

Save and close – Saves and closes the dialogue, returning you to the previous page.

Close – Closes the dialogue without saving any changes.


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