Create an Email-Alert Trigger for Connector Online Status

in this guide, you'll set up an alert and a trigger for litmus edge's default mqtt ssl connector that connects to litmus edge manager then you will simulate a disconnection for the connector to trigger the alert video before you begin you will have to enable smtp from the litmus edge manager admin console see email docid\ gcxrxkr3 oc o9zqz7jke to learn more if you haven't yet connected your litmus edge instance to litmus edge manager, see activate an edge device docid\ jala8oa1dtk8bdvoenawa a litmus edge instance needs to be activated in litmus edge manager before it can trigger alerts step 1 set up an email alert based trigger in this step you'll create an email notification alert next, you will create a trigger that will use the email notification alert see alerts docid\ bwq6obkutnzgijbigqpbe for additional details from litmus edge manager, navigate to alerts and follow the steps below step 1a set up an email alert to set up an email alert from the alerts pane, click the add new action icon the add new action dialog box appears from the add new action dialog box, enter the following details action template select email action name enter an action name enter email enter an email address that will receive the alert notifications limit enter 1 interval select minute click add the newly created action appears in the action list step 1b set up a trigger to set up a trigger from the alerts pane, click the add new trigger icon the new trigger pane appears from the new trigger pane, configure the following sections trigger name enter a name for the trigger active select the checkbox dashboard select the checkbox description enter a description for the trigger scope select edge device and select the appropriate litmus edge instance source select metrics as the source of the trigger click add new rule select alert template select connector online status enter the value 60 for alert delay, seconds action action list select the action you previously created continuously select the checkbox to send notifications continuously notification period, minutes enter 1 when done, click save the alert trigger appears in the trigger list step 2 simulate a disconnection from litmus edge, you will simulate a disconnection with litmus edge manager to simulate a disconnection log in to litmus edge from the navigation panel, select integration the integration pane appears from the generic mqtt ssl tile, click the toggle to disable the connector step 3 verify successful trigger and alert from litmus edge manager, you will verify the simulated disconnection to verify the trigger and alert log in to litmus edge manager select the appropriate company and project the dashboard pane appears for the project from the navigation panel, select incidents the incidents pane appears confirm you see the incident listed the email address that was configured for the alert will also receive the respective alert email