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<h1>Alerting Principles</h1>
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<p>We manage how we get alerted based on many factors such as the customers contractual SLA, the urgency of their request or incident, etc.. <strong>an alert or notification is something which requires a human to perform an action</strong>. Based on the severity of the issue (service request or incident) we prioritize accordingly in <a href="http://doit.sphs.ro">DoIT</a>.</p>
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<p>Anything that wakes up a human in the middle of the night should be <strong>immediately human actionable</strong>. If it is none of those things, then we need to adjust the alert to not bother us at those times.</p>
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<td>Major-Priority Spearhead Alert 24/7/365.</td>
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<td>Requires <strong>immediate human action</strong>.</td>
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<td>Requires human action at some point.</td>
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<td>Suppressed Events. No response required.</td>
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<td>Informational only. We do not need these to clutter our ticketing or inboxes. If they are enabled they should be sent only to required/specific people, not groups.</td>
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<p>Both IN and SR (incidents, service requests) share the same priorities. The actual response / resolution times vary and are based upon contractual agreements with the customer. These details (SLA) are available in DoIT on the organization page.</p>
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<p>If you're setting up a new alert/notification, consider the chart above for how you want to alert people. Be mindful of not creating new high-priority alerts if they don't require an immediate response, for example.</p>
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<p>Primarily we use email as the notification/alert methods and all of our customers are encouraged to use this method. Secondly there is the DoIT customer portal which will send alerts to the on-call person(s) and escalate based on SLA/contractual agreements. Thirdly we use our centralized support telephone number and individual phones. This means keeping an eye on your email is essential!</p>
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<h4 id="production-service-is-failing-for-75-of-requests-automation-is-unable-to-resolve_">"Production service is failing for 75% of requests, automation is unable to resolve."_<a class="headerlink" href="#production-service-is-failing-for-75-of-requests-automation-is-unable-to-resolve_" title="Permanent link">#</a></h4>
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<p>This would be a <strong>Major</strong> priority IN, requiring immediate human action to resolve.</p>
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<p><img alt="Major Urgency" src="../../assets/img/screenshots/prio-high.png" /></p>
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<h4 id="a-customer-sends-an-email-stating-that-production-server-disk-space-is-filling-expected-to-be-full-in-48-hours-log-rotation-is-insufficient-to-resolve">"A customer sends an email stating that "Production server disk space is filling, expected to be full in 48 hours. Log rotation is insufficient to resolve."<a class="headerlink" href="#a-customer-sends-an-email-stating-that-production-server-disk-space-is-filling-expected-to-be-full-in-48-hours-log-rotation-is-insufficient-to-resolve" title="Permanent link">#</a></h4>
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<p>This would be a <strong>Normal</strong> priority SR, requiring human action soon, but not immediately.</p>
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<h4 id="an-ssl-certificate-is-due-to-expire-in-one-week">"An SSL certificate is due to expire in one week."<a class="headerlink" href="#an-ssl-certificate-is-due-to-expire-in-one-week" title="Permanent link">#</a></h4>
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<p>This would be a <strong>Minor</strong> priority SR, requiring human action some time soon.</p>
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