> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.kinetica.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Alerts

The **Alerts** page in *KAgent* hosts alert configuration and management
as well as alert history. Visit [Monitoring and Alerting](/content/admin/monitoring_alerting) for an
overview of *KAgent's* monitoring and alerting capabilities, including
configuring alerts and recipients. The **Alerts** page is divided into
five tabs:

<a id="alert-history" />

## History

The **History** tab displays a detailed alert history. Use the paging
controls below the list of alerts to navigate through the history.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/kinetica/1z8mB2CQRb2B9bKF/content/admin/kagent/images/alerts_history.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=1z8mB2CQRb2B9bKF&q=85&s=764cdd18472d7e0846d90b69698dabdd" alt="../images/alerts_history.png" width="1000" height="300" data-path="content/admin/kagent/images/alerts_history.png" />

<a id="metric-alerts-ui" />

## Metric Alerts

The **Metric Alerts** tab displays the currently configured metric
alerts. Metric alerts can be used to track the value of a metric and send a
notification via email or in *KAgent* when the value crosses a given threshold.
Visit [Monitoring and Alerting](/content/admin/monitoring_alerting#metric-alerts-concept) for more
information on configuration and usage.

* Click **+ Add Metric Alert** to start
  [creating an alert](/content/admin/monitoring_alerting#create-metric-alert)
* For existing metric alerts:

  * Click **Recipients** to adjust the recipients of the alert
  * Click **Edit** to adjust the metric alert configuration
  * Click **Delete** to delete the metric alert

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/kinetica/1z8mB2CQRb2B9bKF/content/admin/kagent/images/metric_alerts.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=1z8mB2CQRb2B9bKF&q=85&s=9e66146288bcf10edb940ef91cfefb64" alt="../images/metric_alerts.png" width="1000" height="180" data-path="content/admin/kagent/images/metric_alerts.png" />

<a id="event-alerts-ui" />

## Event Alerts

The **Event Alerts** tab displays the currently configured event
alerts. Event alerts can be used to track specific system events and send a
notification via email or in *KAgent* when the event occurs. Visit
[Monitoring and Alerting](/content/admin/monitoring_alerting#event-alerts-concept) for more information on
configuration and usage.

* Click **+ Add Event Alert** to start
  [creating an alert](/content/admin/monitoring_alerting#create-event-alert)
* For existing event alerts:

  * Click **Recipients** to adjust the recipients of the alert
  * Click **Delete** to delete the alert

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/kinetica/1z8mB2CQRb2B9bKF/content/admin/kagent/images/event_alerts.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=1z8mB2CQRb2B9bKF&q=85&s=6ca861c057c92e9651dd3bd6ee614b49" alt="../images/event_alerts.png" width="1000" height="206" data-path="content/admin/kagent/images/event_alerts.png" />

## Default Alerts

Default alerts are preconfigured by *Kinetica* and will be broadcast to all
web users as a notification. Click **Disable** to disable the default
alert.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/kinetica/1z8mB2CQRb2B9bKF/content/admin/kagent/images/default_alerts.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=1z8mB2CQRb2B9bKF&q=85&s=c08eaf38fdb5ccbf936cd3f4d97573bf" alt="../images/default_alerts.png" width="1000" height="163" data-path="content/admin/kagent/images/default_alerts.png" />

<a id="recipients-ui" />

## Recipients

The **Recipients** tab displays the available recipients for alerts.
Visit [Monitoring and Alerting](/content/admin/monitoring_alerting#recipients-concept) for more information
on configuration and usage.

* Click **+ Add Recipient** to start
  [creating a recipient](/content/admin/monitoring_alerting#create-recipient)
* For existing recipients:

  * Click **Test** to send a test alert to the recipient.
  * Click **Delete** to delete the recipient

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/kinetica/1z8mB2CQRb2B9bKF/content/admin/kagent/images/recipients.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=1z8mB2CQRb2B9bKF&q=85&s=244736b0d479adafb89fc25afba7ca50" alt="../images/recipients.png" width="1000" height="189" data-path="content/admin/kagent/images/recipients.png" />

<a id="channels-ui" />

## Channels

The **Channels** tab hosts configuration for delivery channels
currently supported by [KAgent](/content/admin/kagent/kagent). Visit
[Monitoring and Alerting](/content/admin/monitoring_alerting#delivery-channels-concept) for more information
on configuration and usage.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/kinetica/1z8mB2CQRb2B9bKF/content/admin/kagent/images/alerts_channels.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=1z8mB2CQRb2B9bKF&q=85&s=46cfa49ecb02c0e8cf5619516587bafd" alt="../images/alerts_channels.png" width="921" height="991" data-path="content/admin/kagent/images/alerts_channels.png" />