# Alerts An alert is a notification informing users that an important event has occurred. It plays an important role in maintaining system uptime and can be used to prevent delays in processing critical situations. The situations can be so critical that action must be taken immediately to resolve the issue. In IT-Conductor, there is a generic way of configuring alerts. The same steps can be followed when turning on alerts for any metric. This page includes a guide on how to configure alerts and provides instructions on how to mute alerts if needed. ### Configure Alerts in IT-Conductor 1. Navigate to the system's service grid where the alert is located. 2. Click the **Metric Object Menu** ![](https://377464071-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FXhp08OmU8050PePmMgDt%2Fuploads%2F1JVjL4r2hfiVEQiGxTRw%2Fmetricicon.gif?alt=media\&token=afbb3deb-591d-41a6-a0c8-4d913dad550d) , then select **Overrides**. ![Figure 1: Metric Object Menu (Used Memory %)](https://377464071-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FXhp08OmU8050PePmMgDt%2Fuploads%2FqysbZjzt1spJaVXNTVV0%2FITC%20Alerts.png?alt=media\&token=c84dea42-f1b5-46eb-84a1-b155ce64069c) 3. Click on the desired override. ![Figure 2 : Override Sample](https://377464071-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FXhp08OmU8050PePmMgDt%2Fuploads%2FnaeMZ5NmsTlPtPuREZsL%2FITC%20Alert%20overrides.png?alt=media\&token=21abf467-a1b1-411f-8b9a-e7167de784ac) {% hint style="info" %} **Note:** Alternatively, If there isn't an existing override, you can create a new one from a template. See [Threshold Overrides](https://docs.itconductor.com/user-guide/threshold-overrides#creatingthresholdoverrides-howtocreatethresholdoverrideusinganexistingtemplate) for more details. {% endhint %} 4. Check that the fields under the **Thresholds** section are defined as required. 5. In the **Alerting** section, set the **Alert On** field based on severity (None, Warning, and Alarm). 1. Use the **Repeat After** option to generate an alert after the specified interval as long as the severity stays relevant. ![Figure 3: Modify Override Configuration Page](https://377464071-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FXhp08OmU8050PePmMgDt%2Fuploads%2FkuFnr8rqtkdzL89yFIdI%2FITC%20Alert%20Modify.png?alt=media\&token=64500945-cc13-4d2c-9d2c-b22479c69662) ### Mute Alerts in IT-Conductor This section shows several methods for muting alerts in IT-Conductor. #### Set Alert in Maintenance Mode 1. Navigate to the system's service grid whose alert you wish to mute. 2. Click the **Metric Object Menu** ![](https://377464071-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FXhp08OmU8050PePmMgDt%2Fuploads%2F1JVjL4r2hfiVEQiGxTRw%2Fmetricicon.gif?alt=media\&token=afbb3deb-591d-41a6-a0c8-4d913dad550d), then select **Overrides**.

Figure 4: Metric Object Menu (Retriever Failures)

3. Put the desired alert on **Maintenance Mode** by clicking **Turn Maintenance Mode On** ![](https://377464071-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FXhp08OmU8050PePmMgDt%2Fuploads%2FkJebwDDQZuWRkJqkD0UT%2Falertsicon.gif?alt=media\&token=395a43ae-1c06-4be7-b32f-eddb6a0a520a). Then click **Yes** to mute the alert entirely.

#### Mute Alerts Through Overrides 1. Alternatively, click on the override's name. 2. Scroll down to the **Alerting** section. 3. Select **NONE** from the **Alert On** dropdown menu**.** This will keep the alert active but without the notifications.

4. Click **Save** ![](https://377464071-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FXhp08OmU8050PePmMgDt%2Fuploads%2FKGMKWbeytvsPZu8WBj0y%2Fsave-icon.gif?alt=media\&token=2a566496-96e3-4381-b49d-5ec8d6972f88) to complete the configuration. #### Disable All Alerts 1. Navigate to the system's grid and select any of the metrics. 2. Click the bars icon

, then enlarge it.

3. Click on the bell icon

to disable all alerts related to the selected metric.