Create a New SLA

To create a new SLA:

1. In SLA Management, click SLA in the left navigation.
   You see a list of all the SLAs.

2. Click Create New and select SLA.

   

    

3. In the Define dialog box, enter the SLA name, click the drop down to select the SLA group, and enter a description. Click Next.

   

4. In the Details dialog box, select the SLA type (default is Standard), click Add to select the KPI sources from the Select Sources dialog box, and make changes to KPI attributes, if needed.

   

5. To select KPI sources, in the Select Sources dialog box, click the search criteria, for example, Source Type, and click Search. Check the boxes next to the sources you wish to use and click OK to return to the Details dialog box.

   

6. In the Details dialog box, click Next.

7. In the Validate dialog box, change the aggregate function and its values, if needed and click the Test SLA button to validate the SLA. You can also review KPI data and the KPI query code by clicking Show KPI Data and Show KPI Query, respectively.

   

8. Click Save to save the new SLA.