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Alarm Plugin Overview

Take full control of your Alarm Plugins in Nodinite with a single, intuitive overview. This page shows you how to add, edit, delete, restore, and manage Alarm Plugins—empowering you to deliver reliable, automated alerts and notifications for your integration environment.

✅ Reusable alarm entries – Create shared alarm configurations used across multiple Monitor Views New 7.x
✅ Inheritance model – Override only what you need, inherit the rest from global plugins New 7.x
✅ Centralized management – Update one alarm entry, apply to all Monitor Views using it
✅ Reduced administration – No more duplicating settings across dozens of Monitor Views
✅ Automated migration – Existing Monitor View-specific configurations converted to reusable entries on upgrade New 7.x

Get started now: How to Add or Manage Alarm Plugin user guide

The Alarm Plugin Overview in the Settings main menu is where a Nodinite Administrator centrally manages all Alarm Plugins for your integration environment. This unified view streamlines configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting—empowering you to deliver reliable, automated alerts and notifications.

New 7.x What's New in Nodinite 7.2.0

Reusable Alarm Entries revolutionize alarm management. Previously, Monitor View-specific alarm settings were configured individually—meaning changes to 10 Monitor Views required 10 separate updates. Now, create shared alarm entries that multiple Monitor Views can reference.

Example scenario:

  • Before 7.2.0: Send support alerts to support@acme.com in 10 Monitor Views → Change to icc@acme.com requires editing all 10 Monitor Views
  • With 7.2.0: Create one shared alarm entry "Support Team Email" → Update once, applies to all 10 Monitor Views instantly

Think of this as alarm channels (similar to other monitoring products). Each alarm entry inherits settings from the global alarm plugin (Email, Email with Options, Event Log, or HTTP Webhook) and overrides only what's needed.

Automated Upgrade Migration

When upgrading to Nodinite 7.2.0, all existing Monitor View-specific alarm configurations are automatically converted to individual alarm entries. This ensures zero disruption—your alerts continue working exactly as before.

Post-upgrade consolidation (recommended):
After migration, you may have duplicate alarm entries (e.g., 10 entries all sending to support@acme.com). Consolidate these into a single shared entry and update Monitor Views to reference it. This is a one-time cleanup and does not affect fresh installations.

Alarm Plugin List

Within the Alarm Plugin Overview, you'll find a sortable list showing:

  • Global alarm plugins – The 4 base plugins: Email, Email with Options, Event Log, HTTP Webhook
  • Specific alarm entries New 7.x – Shared, reusable configurations created from Monitor Views or via "Add Alarm" button

For large environments, quickly narrow down the list using the filter text box and Monitor View filter dropdown. This makes it easy to locate, review, and manage alarm entries at scale.
Alarm Plugin Overview
Example: List showing global plugins and specific alarm entries. The "Email options" entry is linked to specific Monitor Views and has a "Deleted" badge.

Understanding the List Columns

Column Description
Name Alarm plugin name. Click to edit. Global plugins show base names (Email, Event Log, etc.). Specific entries show descriptive names.
Type Alarm plugin type (Email, Email options, Event Log, HTTP Webhook)
Monitor Views New 7.x Shows which Monitor Views use this alarm entry. Global plugins show no Monitor Views. Click Monitor View links to navigate.
Description Brief description of the alarm plugin or entry
Version Alarm plugin version
Actions Menu with Edit, Delete, Restore options

Manage Alarm Plugin

The following actions are available for managing Alarm Plugins:

  • Add new Alarm New 7.x – Create reusable, shared alarm entries
  • Edit Alarm Plugin – Modify global plugins or specific entries
  • Delete Alarm Plugin – Soft delete (can be restored)
  • Filter the list of Alarm Plugins – Text search and Monitor View filter
  • Sort – Click column headers to sort

Add new Alarm Entry

New 7.x

Create reusable alarm entries that can be shared across multiple Monitor Views. This is the core feature introduced in Nodinite 7.2.0.

  1. Click the "+ Add Alarm" button in the top-right corner
    Add Alarm Button
    Click the "+ Add Alarm" button to create a new reusable alarm entry.

  2. Select the alarm plugin type (Email, Email with Options, Event Log, or HTTP Webhook)

  3. Configure the alarm entry:

    • Inherits from global plugin – All settings start with global plugin defaults
    • Override checkboxes – Check to override specific sections (Basic, Recipients, SMTP, Monitoring State, Recurrence, Authentication)
    • Name and description – Give it a meaningful name (e.g., "Production Support Team", "After-Hours Escalation")

  4. Save the alarm entry

  5. Use in Monitor Views – When configuring a Monitor View, select this alarm entry from the dropdown

Benefits:

  • Reusability – One alarm entry used by 10+ Monitor Views
  • Maintainability – Update once, applies everywhere
  • Consistency – Ensures all Monitor Views use identical settings
  • Auditability – See which Monitor Views use each alarm entry in the overview

See Add or Manage Alarm Plugin for detailed configuration steps and override examples.

Edit Alarm Plugin

To edit an existing Alarm Plugin, simply click the link in the Name column or open the menu from the "Actions" button and select "Edit".
Edit Action Button Menu Item
Example of the 'Edit' menu item in the Actions button.

Delete Alarm Plugin

To delete an existing Alarm Plugin, open the menu from the 'Actions' button and select 'Delete'.
Delete Action Button Menu Item
Example of the 'Delete' menu item in the 'Actions' button.

In the dialogue, either confirm or abort the requested action.
Confirm Delete Example of the confirmation dialog when deleting an Alarm Plugin.

Restore deleted Alarm Plugin

To restore a deleted Alarm Plugin, first check the "Include deleted Alarm Plugins" checkbox.

When checked, deleted Alarm Plugins are included in the list.
Deleted Alarm Plugin
Example of a deleted Alarm Plugin in the list.

Then open the menu from the "Actions" button and select "Restore".
Action Button Restore Menu Item
Click the 'Restore' menu item to restore a deleted Alarm Plugin.

In the dialogue, either confirm or abort the requested action.
Confirm Delete Example of the confirmation dialog when restoring a deleted Alarm Plugin.

Alarm Plugin Comparison

Choose the right alarm plugin for your monitoring strategy. Each plugin offers distinct authentication methods, stylesheet support, and use cases optimized for different integration scenarios.

Feature E-mail E-mail with Options Event Log HTTP Webhook
Authentication Options • SMTP Basic (username/password)
• Anonymous relay (IP whitelist)		 • SMTP Basic (username/password)
• OpenID Connect (OAuth 2.0) New 7.x
• Anonymous relay (IP whitelist)		 • None (Windows integrated security)
• Monitoring Service runs with appropriate permissions		 • None (public endpoints)
• Basic (username/password)
• OpenID Connect (OAuth 2.0) New 7.x
• Custom headers (e.g., x-api-key)
Stylesheet Type XSLT XSLT Liquid None (JSON payload only)
Primary Use Case Simple email notifications
• Basic alerts to users with email addresses
• Limited customization
• Legacy support		 Advanced email alerting
• Rich HTML formatting with XSLT
• Per-state monitoring (OK, Warning, Error)
• Custom recipients per Monitor View
• Alert recurrence configuration
• Recommended for most scenarios		 Windows Event Log integration
• SCOM/MOM integration
• Compliance and audit requirements
• 3rd party event log readers
• Custom event IDs and sources		 External system integration
• Jira, ServiceNow, Freshdesk tickets
• Azure Logic Apps, Power Automate
• Custom API endpoints
• Incident management automation
• Rich Custom Metadata in JSON payload
Alert Recurrence ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes
Custom Metadata Support ✅ Full access via XSLT ✅ Full access via XSLT ✅ Full access via Liquid ✅ Full JSON payload
Typical Scenarios • Small teams with basic needs
• Legacy integrations
• Quick setup without customization		 • Operations teams requiring detailed alerts
• Distribution lists with rich formatting
• Executive summaries with SLA data
• Multi-state monitoring (OK confirmations)		 • Enterprise monitoring (SCOM/MOM)
• Compliance-driven organizations
• Centralized Windows event management
• Security information and event management (SIEM)		 • DevOps teams using Jira/ServiceNow
• Automated ticket creation
• Business process automation
• Multi-system orchestration
• Data warehouse integration
Configuration Complexity ⭐ Simple ⭐⭐ Moderate ⭐ Simple ⭐⭐⭐ Advanced
Recommended For Quick start - Get alerts flowing fast Production use - Most common choice for email alerts Enterprise monitoring - Integrate with existing monitoring infrastructure Automation - Trigger actions in external systems

Choosing the Right Alarm Plugin

Use this decision tree to select the appropriate alarm plugin:

  1. Need email alerts?

    • Yes → Go to step 2
    • No → Go to step 3

  2. Email requirements:

    • Simple text alerts to users → Use E-mail
    • Rich HTML formatting, custom recipients, per-state configuration → Use E-mail with Options (recommended)
    • Modern authentication (OAuth 2.0) → Use E-mail with Options New 7.x

  3. Need Windows Event Log integration?

    • Yes (SCOM/MOM/SIEM) → Use Event Log
    • No → Go to step 4

  4. Need external system integration?

    • Yes (Jira, ServiceNow, Logic Apps, etc.) → Use HTTP Webhook
    • No → Reconsider requirements or explore custom alarm plugins

Tip

Multi-channel alerting: You can configure multiple alarm plugins per Monitor View! For example:

  • E-mail with Options for operations team (rich HTML, per-state)
  • HTTP Webhook for Jira ticket creation (automation)
  • Event Log for SCOM integration (enterprise monitoring)

This ensures critical issues reach your team through multiple channels while automating incident management workflows.

Frequently Asked Questions / Troubleshooting

You can create, edit, and delete Alarm Plugins using the Nodinite Web Client.

How do I create a new Alarm Plugin?

Read and follow the instructions in this user guide: 'Add or Manage Alarm Plugin'.

Next Step

Add or manage Alarm Plugin
Frequently Asked Questions / Troubleshooting

E-mail - Simple email alerts
E-mail with options - Advanced email alerts with rich formatting
Event Log - Windows Event Log integration for SCOM/MOM
HTTP Webhook - External system integration (Jira, ServiceNow, Logic Apps)
Time Intervals - Configure alert recurrence intervals
Log Views
Monitor Views
Access Management