6.4.2 Monitoring Alerts

You can monitor and receive notifications for alerts.

Alerts represent events of importance occurring within the cell. Typically, alerts indicate that Exadata server functionality is compromised or in danger of failure.

To receive notifications, use the ALTER CELL command.

• Displaying Alert Definitions
  Use the LIST ALERTDEFINITION command to display the alert definitions for the storage server.
• Receiving Alert Notifications
  Administrators for Oracle Exadata System Software can receive alert notifications by email or by Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) trap alerts.
• Displaying Alert History
  Use the LIST ALERTHISTORY command to display the alert history that has occurred on a cell.
• Modifying Alert History
  Use the ALTER ALERTHISTORY command to update the alert history for the cell.