Creating rules in a perspective

Last published : Jun 19, 2026
In the Management Server console, you can create rules to trigger various actions based on alert conditions. Aside from creating rules from the rules option, you can also create rules from selected faults and alerts.
You can choose to create a rule on the Data Center or on an Organization.
To create a rule on the Data Center, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the perspective.
To create a rule on an Organization, your user group must be assigned the Admin role on the Organization.
Note: Rules that are created in this manner are applied to one or more chosen Organizations. This can be the data center (the global organization) or one or more Organizations within the data center. The fault topics listed in the wizard for rule creation are those which are relevant to the perspective. In the Management Server perspective, the fault topics listed for rule creation include all host fault topics and array and switch fault topics. A rule can trigger an email, an SNMP trap and/or a custom script (custom script only available in the Management Server perspective). For more information on creating rules in the Management Server perspective, seeArctera InfoScale Operations Manager Installation and Configuration Guide.
To create a rule in a perspective
  1. In the Home page on the Management Server console, select a perspective, and select Manage in the left pane.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Right-click Data Center, and select** Create Rule**.
    • Right-click an Organization, and select Create Rule.
    • Click the Rules tab, right-click in the empty tab or an existing rule.
  3. In the Create Rule wizard panel, do one of the following:
    • Select This rule will be triggered for all faults of type:, click Next and skip to 5.
    • Select Enter the fault topics that will trigger the actions for this rule:, enter the fault definitions separated by a comma (,) or a semicolon (;), and click Next. Skip to 5.
    • Select Choose from a list of fault topics, click** Next** , and skip to 4.
See Create Rule - Select the type of fault conditions to trigger this rule panel options.
  1. In the Create Rule - Select one or more fault topics which will trigger this rule wizard panel, select the fault topics, and click Next.
See Create Rule - Select one or more fault topics which will trigger this rule panel options.
  1. In the Create Rule - Select organizations panel, select one or more Organizations, and click Next.
See Create Rule - Select organizations panel options.
  1. In the Create Rule - Setup notifications panel, enter the required information and click Next.
See Create Rule - Setup notifications panel options.
  1. In the Create Rule - Enter name and description panel, enter the required information and click Finish.
See Create Rule - Enter name and description panel options.
  1. In the Create Rule - Result panel, verify that the rule has been successfully created, and click OK.
More Information
About alerts and rules
Editing rules in a perspective
Deleting rules in a perspective