Add Remediation Rule

This section describes the procedure to create a Remediation Rule in the
Administration
page.
The Actions must be pre-defined before creating the Remediation Rule. There are some pre-defined set of actions available in the Actions page which can be used while creating the Remediation Rule. The connection and parameters information including the hostname or IPaddress, username, and passwords for the corresponding Actions must be updated. For more information about Actions, see Working with Actions chapter.
  1. Go to
    https://Telcocloud serviceassurance-ui-IP
    .
  2. Enter the
    username
    and
    password
    .
  3. Click
    Next
    .
  4. Navigate to
    Administration
    Alarms Management
    Remediation Rules
    .
  5. Click
    Add
    .
    The
    Add Remediation Rule
    page appears.
  6. Under
    Description
    , update the following parameters:
    • Name
      : Provide a name for the Remediation Rule. Only letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores are allowed.
    • Description
      : Provide a description for the Remediation Rule.
    • Tag
      : Provide a tag name for the Remediation Rule.
    • Rule Type
      : Select a rule type for the Remediation Rule. The supported values are listed in the selection drop-down menu.
      • If the rule type is
        Manual
        , you can select only one event.Remediation Manual Rule
      • If the rule type is
        Automated
        , you can select multiple events.
    • For
      Automated
      rule type, under
      Advanced Settings
      , you have the
      Smoothing Interval
      . Select the smoothing interval in seconds from the drop-down list. This is an optional field.
      Remediation Automated Rule
    • Click
      Next
      .
  7. Under
    Filters
    , select the
    Property
    ,
    Expression
    from the drop-down menu, and enter the
    Value
    .
    • To add multiple filters, click
      Add Group
      . The
      OR
      condition tag is used when you add filters from different groups.
    • To add multiple properties for a given filter within the same group, click
      Add Condition
      . The
      AND
      condition tag is used when you add filters within the same group.
    • Click
      Next
      .
    Remediation Rule Filter
  8. Under
    Events
    , select the
    Event Name
    ,
    and class type is
    , and the root cause from the drop-down menu.
    For example, Unresponsive, Switch, and it is not a root cause.
    Remediation Rule Events
  9. Under
    Remediation Action
    :
    • You can select the pre-defined remediation action or add an user-defined remediation action.
    • To select the pre-defined remediation action, select the required action from the list and click
      Save
      .
      The following screenshot is an example of pre-defined remediation action.Remediation Action
    • Under Advanced Settings, you can see
      Action Params
      . Provide a valid JSON for the actions params. Action Params is an optional field and can be used when you have a third-party plug-in installed.
    • To add an user-defined remediation action, click
      Add
      .
      The
      Add Remediation Page
      appears.
    • On the
      Add Remediation Action
      , update the following parameters:
      • Name
        : Provide a name for the action. Only letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores are allowed.
      • Description
        : Provide the description details to an action.
      • Format
        : Select a format for an action. The supported values are YAML and Python.
      • Under Code Preview, click
        Upload
        and upload the Python action.
      • Click
        Save
        and click
        Finish
        .
        Once the action is created, you can select it from the actions list.
    For the automated Remediation Rule, an event is polled every five minutes. If an event matches the Remediation Rule, an action is triggered in the backend, and you can see the Remediation status in the
    Tasks
    page.
To view the remediation actions in the
Tasks
tab, see
Managing Tasks
in the
VMware Telco Cloud Service Assurance User Guide
.