Adding Custom Incidents

To add a custom incident:
  1. On the Projects page (Performance Manager > Projects), click the project for which you want to add a custom incident.
  2. On the Custom Incidents tab (Performance Manager > Configuration > Custom Incidents), click Add Custom Incident. The Add Custom Incident page appears.
  3. Enter a name for the custom incident in the Incident Name field.
  4. Enter a description of the custom incident in the Description field.
  5. Specify start and end times for the incident using the From and To lists.
  6. Specify whether the custom incident should override system-detected health monitoring results for the same time period by checking the Override System incidents check box.
  7. Select an appropriate severity for the custom incident from the Severity list.
    • Informational: This is the lowest severity and is color-coded blue. This severity is used to mark incidents that do not indicate system problems. Although it can be used for rules, it is more likely to be used for custom incidents (for example, maintenance work or invalid results).
    • Warning: Color-coded yellow, this severity is used to define lower thresholds and offers early warning of potential problems. This is less likely to be used for custom incidents.
    • Error: Color-coded red, this severity is used for critical thresholds when immediate action is required. This severity is not likely to be linked to a log only action.
    • Service Target Violation: This severity is also color-coded red. This is a special type of error that is used as the basis for service target agreement statistics calculation. When a service target incident is active, a system is considered to be in a state where the service target of the service provider is in violation of agreed upon quality standards (for example, response times or availability). Service target statistics include:
      • # Violations: Number of times the service target is violated during the relevant interval
      • Average duration: Average duration of service target violations
      • Downtime: Percentage of time service target is violated during a time interval
      • Uptime: 100% minus Downtime%
      • MTBF (mean time between failure): Average time from the end of one violation to the beginning of the next violation.

  8. Click Save to save the custom incident.