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Event Automation

Automating event responses and remediation actions.

Overview​

Event automation in NopeSight enables automatic responses to events, reducing manual intervention and improving response times.

Automation Rules​

Rule Components​

  • Triggers: Event conditions
  • Conditions: Additional criteria
  • Actions: Automated responses
  • Notifications: Alert routing

Rule Types​

  • Simple rules (single condition)
  • Complex rules (multiple conditions)
  • Time-based rules
  • Threshold rules

Automated Actions​

Response Actions​

  • Acknowledge events
  • Create incidents
  • Execute scripts
  • API calls
  • Restart services

Notification Actions​

  • Email alerts
  • SMS notifications
  • Webhook calls
  • Ticket creation

Remediation Actions​

  • Service restarts
  • Resource scaling
  • Configuration changes
  • Failover initiation

Creating Automation Rules​

  1. Navigate to Event Management
  2. Select "Automation Rules"
  3. Click "Create New Rule"
  4. Define trigger conditions
  5. Configure actions
  6. Test and activate

Best Practices​

Rule Design​

  • Start simple
  • Test thoroughly
  • Document rules
  • Regular reviews
  • Version control

Safety Measures​

  • Approval workflows
  • Rate limiting
  • Rollback procedures
  • Audit logging
  • Impact assessment

Examples​

Auto-Acknowledge​

trigger: severity = "info"
action: acknowledge
delay: 0

Service Restart​

trigger: 
  - event_type = "service_down"
  - service = "web_server"
condition: failure_count > 3
action: restart_service
notification: ops_team