Create an Alert Rule

Before you begin

In order to complete the steps in this guide, you will need:

A PagerDuty account with an API Key configured.

Tip	Sign up for a PagerDuty account (https://www.servicenow.com/my-account/sign-up.html). Setup the API Key (https://developer.pagerduty.com/api-reference).

Procedure

Step 1	Navigate to System and Accounts > Service Alerts > Alert Rules.
Step 2	Click Create.
Step 3	Profile Name - Enter unique name for the integration. Example `mcd-pagerduty-alert-rule`.
Step 4	Description (optional) - Enter a description for the alert rule.
Step 5	Alert Profile - Using the pulldown, choose a PagerDuty Alert Profile. As example, select profile created above `mcd-pagerduty-profile`.
Step 6	Type - Using the pulldown, select either System Logs or Discovery.
Step 7	Sub Type - For Type System Logs, the Sub Type pulldown options are either: Gateway or Account. For Type Discovery, the Sub Type pulldown optionis: Insights Rule.
Step 8	Severity - For selected Type System Logs, and using the pulldown, select a Severity level from options: `Info Warning Medium High or Critical`. For Type Discovery, select a Severity level from options: `Info Medium Critical`.
Step 9	Enabled - Using the checkbox, check to enable this alert profile.
Step 10	Click Save.