| author | ms.author | ms.service | ms.topic | ms.date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
bwren |
bwren |
azure-monitor |
include |
11/28/2023 |
Action groups define a set of actions to take when an alert is fired such as sending an email or an SMS message.
To configure actions, select the Actions tab.
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Click Select action groups to add one to the alert rule.
:::image type="content" source="media/azure-monitor-tutorial-action-group/select-action-groups.png" lightbox="./media/azure-monitor-tutorial-action-group/select-action-groups.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the Select action groups button.":::
If you don't already have an action group in your subscription to select, then click Create action group to create a new one.
:::image type="content" source="media/azure-monitor-tutorial-action-group/create-action-group.png" lightbox="./media/azure-monitor-tutorial-action-group/create-action-group.png" alt-text="Create action group":::
Select a Subscription and Resource group for the action group and give it an Action group name that will appear in the portal and a Display name that will appear in email and SMS notifications.
:::image type="content" source="media/azure-monitor-tutorial-action-group/action-group-basics.png" lightbox="./media/azure-monitor-tutorial-action-group/action-group-basics.png" alt-text="Action group basics":::
Select the Notifications tab and add one or more methods to notify appropriate people when the alert is fired.
:::image type="content" source="media/azure-monitor-tutorial-action-group/action-group-notifications.png" lightbox="./media/azure-monitor-tutorial-action-group/action-group-notifications.png" alt-text="Action group notifications":::