So you have your new metric extracted and ready to run rules on it. This is where you either write your own rule or request one from one of our rule professionals. To request a rule, please provide the following information

Needed information

Headline

What do you want the alert to use as a headline?

Description

Which message do you want to convey to the user?

Remediation steps

How does the user fix the issue

Alert when

When should the rule trigger an alert?

Example

Headline

Ports open on Self IP

Description

Self IP with name <name> and address <address> has the following listeners:
<open-ports>

Remediation steps

Unless this is intentionally configured for a good reason, such as a dedicated cable or VLAN for HA, it is always recommended to have the Self IP configuration to be set to "Allow None".
Make sure to schedule a service window before configuring this option.

Alert when

Self IP configuration !== None