tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438338898890661836.post-85801937498776168192007-10-01T12:53:00.000+01:002007-10-01T12:53:00.000+01:002007-10-01T12:53:00.000+01:00You can tell the script to not alert unless the st...You can tell the script to not alert unless the state has been consistant for the past N tests. So "flapping" won't cause an alert at all in many cases.<BR/><BR/>Generally my alert criteria are "alert if state changes and stays consistent for 3 tests in a row. If it's broken, remind me once every hour until it's fixed".<BR/><BR/>I want to know when the system recovers as well as knowing when it breaks, so I can stop panicing. :-)<BR/><BR/>There is one potential problem with this strategy for suppressing "flaps" - if a system flaps once or twice, you probably don't care. If it's flapping for hours, you want to know.Bjarni R. E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07409296389395181848noreply@blogger.com