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Metric Events Maintenance window

SOBE — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 08:26:11 GMT

Hello

I have created some Metric Events and i was wondering if there is a way to only open problem or alert during some specific days ?

I tried to use maintenance Window but i couldn't find a way.

i don't want to apply the maintenance window to the whole entity but only on that specific event.

Example : I have a custom event that is based on a metric selector and should alert if error count reach 1% of the requests on a service X.

I want this alert to only be raised during the day but disabled at night and at the same time keep the other alerts during the night on that specific service.

Re: Metric Events Maintenance window

radek_jasinski — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 14:26:41 GMT

Hi @SOBE

Dynatrace doesn't natively support the kind of time-based alert filtering you're describing directly in the event configuration. Please consider using the Dynatrace API to programmatically enable/disable alerts or maintenance windows based on time or other conditions. This way, you can automate the process of switching between different alerting profiles or toggling specific alerts on and off.

I don't know if this will help, but for now it comes to mind.

Radek

Re: Metric Events Maintenance window

SOBE — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 15:05:29 GMT

@radek_jasinski i was hoping it won't come to that, it's gonna be really complicated for me to do all that because i'll have to collaborate with other teams that handle the administration of the Dynatrace server on which we can run the enable/disable script.

plus i'm not a programmer so i'll have to use chat gpt or something.

anyway, thanks for the answer

Re: Metric Events Maintenance window

radek_jasinski — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 15:15:17 GMT

Maybe someone else will come up with another idea.
I'll think about it some more tonight and if anything I'll let you know.

Re: Metric Events Maintenance window

AntonPineiro — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 16:27:51 GMT

Hi,

A possible workarround would be:

Create a management only for those metrics.
Configure those metric events to before management zone.
Create maintenace windows to that management zone.

I do not see a shorter way to do it. Benefic is avoiding Dynatrace API + programmings skills.

Best regards

Re: Metric Events Maintenance window

SOBE — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 12:56:08 GMT

@AntonPineiro does the Management zone need to include the entities also ?
because i have created a MZ with only the Metric events but it wasn't detecting anything

so i had to delete it but then again if a created the MZ with all the concerned entities + the Metric events and apply a Maintenance Window to it, it will silence all the entities as well

Re: Metric Events Maintenance window

AntonPineiro — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 15:17:43 GMT

Hi,

I was thinking without entities.

Best regards

Re: Metric Events Maintenance window

Babar_Qayyum — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 04:38:55 GMT

Hello @AntonPineiro @SOBE @radek_jasinski

Did any of you succeed in this regard?

Regards,

Babar

Re: Metric Events Maintenance window

AntonPineiro — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:13:45 GMT

Hi,

I do not see a way per now.

This product idea was raised, but is was discarted.

Best regards