Alert Notification Handlers [Early Access]

The "handlers" allow a client to send alert notifications to the specified provider.

Slack Handler

The Slack handler allows alerts to be sent to a designated Slack channel. Configuration options include:

Property	Description
`accessToken`	The Slack API token used for authentication.
`acknowledgeAlertEnabled`	Boolean flag to enable/disable alert acknowledgment in Slack. This is by default false since implementation is not done.
`channel`	The Slack channel ID where alerts will be posted.
`enabled`	Boolean flag to enable/disable Slack notifications.
`messageIntervalSeconds`	Interval (in seconds) between alert messages sent to Slack. It should be greater than or equal to the minimum Slack interval in seconds, i.e., 180.

Configure Slack in Custom JSON Configuration File

Prerequisites

Before configuring Slack notifications:

Create a Slack App in your Slack workspace.
Generate a "Bot User OAuth Token" with the required permissions to post messages to channels.

Configuration

To configure Slack notification in the custom JSON configuration file, locate the alertNotificationHandlers section and update the configuration as below.

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{
  "environmentWatchConfiguration": {
    "monitoring": {
      "instance": {
        "sources": {
          "certificates": {},
          "windowsServices": {
            "enabled": false,
            "include": []
          }
        },
        "otelCollectorYamlFiles": []
      },
      "installedProducts": [
        {
          "productName": "Agent",
          "sources": {
            "certificates": {
              "enabled": true,
              "include": []
            },
            "windowsServices": {
              "enabled": true,
              "include": []
            }
          },
          "otelCollectorYamlFiles": []
        }
      ],
      "hosts": [
        {
          "hostName": "emttest",
          "sources": {
            "certificates": {
              "enabled": true,
              "include": []
            },
            "sqlServers": {
              "enabled": false,
              "include": []
            },
            "windowsServices": {
              "enabled": false,
              "include": []
            }
          },
          "otelCollectorYamlFiles": []
        }
      ]
    },
    "alertNotificationHandlers": {
            "slack": {
                "accessToken": "Bot User OAuth Token",
                "acknowledgeAlertEnabled": false,
                "channel": "slack-channel-id",
                "enabled": true,
                "messageIntervalSeconds": 60
            }
        }
  }
}

Verification in Kibana

Navigate to Kibana Dashboard.
Select Alerts Overview Dashboard, observe for any triggered alerts.
Verify the Slack notifications are received in the specified Slack channel.

Slack Notification Example

Slack Example

Troubleshooting

Refer to the Troubleshooting Guide to resolve any custom JSON slack configuration issues.