--- title: "Alarms" description: "Configure and receive alarms." diataxis: how-to applies_to: product: "nirmata-control-hub" audience: ["platform-engineer"] last_updated: 2025-11-01 url: https://docs.nirmata.io/docs/control-hub/settings/alarms/ --- Nirmata offers comprehensive alarm management capabilities to correlate state and metrics and notify users of any unexpected conditions in their applications or clusters.

## Terminology Object | Description ---------------|---- Alarm Type | An Alarm Type defines the schema for an alarm. This includes data to indicate when the alarm must be triggered, and when it should be cleared. Alarm Notifier | A Notifier includes settings for where and how alarm notifications should be sent. Alarm | An Alarm (or Alarm Instance) captures data for an alarm that is raised, or is in the process of being raised. ## Concepts An alarm is created when the trigger condition specified in an alarm type occurs within the scope specified in the filter. The alarm is automatically cleared when the clear condition for the object is triggered. Alarms can also be dismissed or deleted as needed. --- ## Alarm Types An Alarm Type defines the schema for an alarm, including when the alarm triggers and when it clears. Alarm Types can be created, edited, and deleted. To create a new alarm type, provide the following information: - *Alarm Settings*: Name, severity, the alarm field and any notifiers - *Trigger Condition*: Condition for triggering the alarm - *Clear Condition*: Condition for clearing the alarm - *Filter*: Filter for selecting the scope of the alarm. ## How to Create a New Alarm Type To create a new Alarm Type, click on *Alarms* in the sidebar menu. Click on the + icon in *Alarm Types*. ![image](/images/alarm-settings-1.png) Complete the *Settings*, *Trigger Condition*, *Clear Condition*, and *Filters* of the Alarm. Click *Next* after entering the information on each tab. Click *Finish* after entering the *Filters* settings. ![image](/images/alarm-settings-2.png) ![image](/images/alarm-settings-3.png) ![image](/images/alarm-settings-4.png) ![image](/images/alarm-settings-5.png) The new *Alarm Type* is displayed. ![image](/images/alarm-settings-6.png) Click the *Settings* menu to edit, enable, disable, or delete the alarm. ![image](/images/alarm-settings-7.png) --- ## Alarms Nirmata offers comprehensive alarm management capabilities to correlate states and metrics and notify users of any unexpected conditions in their applications or clusters. ## Terminology Object | Description ---------------|---- Alarm Type | An Alarm Type defines the schema for an alarm. This includes data to indicate when the alarm must be triggered, and when it should be cleared. Alarm Notifier | A Notifier includes settings for where and how alarm notifications should be sent. Alarm | An Alarm (or Alarm Instance) captures data for an alarm that is raised, or is in the process of being raised. ## Concepts An alarm is created when the trigger condition specified in an alarm type occurs within the scope specified in the filter. The alarm automatically clears when the clear condition for the object is triggered. Alarms can also be dismissed or deleted as needed. --- ## Alarm Management Nirmata organizes alarms by category and severity to streamline management and make it easier to focus on the highest-priority alarms. Alarm lists can be filtered using the Search functionality to further narrow results. There are three primary alarm categories: * **Applications:** alarms triggered by application components (Application, Pods etc.) * **Clusters:** alarms triggered by cluster components (Cluster, Nodes etc.) * **Policy Violations:** alarms triggered when resources do not comply with policies. Within each alarm category, there are four severity levels: 1. Critical 2. Major 3. Minor 4. Informational To access alarms: 1. Click on *Alarms* in the sidebar menu. ![image](/images/alarm-panel-1.png) 2. Click on an Alarm Category card to view all of the alarms within the category. 3. Click on a Severity grouping on an Alarm Category card to view alarms with specific severity. The number of alarms in each segment is displayed on the Alarm Category card. ![image](/images/alarm-panel-2.png) To filter the results in the Alarm list, use the Search box at the top of the alarm listing. ![image](/images/alarm-panel-3.png)