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Managing Existing Monitors

Managing Existing Monitors

Enabling and Disabling Monitors

Toggle monitors on/off directly from the list view:

  • Green toggle (ON): Monitor is active and evaluating data
  • Gray toggle (OFF): Monitor is paused and not generating alerts

Use cases for disabling:

  • Temporary maintenance periods
  • Known data issues being resolved
  • Testing alternative configurations

Editing Monitors

To modify an existing monitor:

  1. Locate the monitor in the list
  2. Click the edit icon (✏️) in the Actions column
  3. Make your changes in the configuration panel
  4. Click "Save" to apply changes

Editable properties:

  • Monitor name
  • Description
  • Tags
  • Impact level
  • Threshold configuration
  • Notification settings
  • Ticketing settings

Non-editable properties:

  • Monitor type (cannot be changed after creation)
  • Asset association

Deleting Monitors

To remove a monitor:

  1. Locate the monitor in the list
  2. Click the delete icon (🗑️) in the Actions column
  3. Confirm the deletion

Danger

Warning: Deleting a monitor:

  • Stops all monitoring and alerting immediately
  • Cannot be undone
  • Removes historical alert data associated with this monitor
  • Consider disabling instead if you may need it again

Download and Upload Monitors

Download or upload monitors configuration directly from Alerting Monitors page for corresponding asset.

  • Download button: Downloads monitors configuration in JSON format
  • Upload button: Uploads monitors configuration in JSON format.

To learn more about the configuration file format, please see our APIs reference