Overview

Admin alerts notify you of critical events in your Glean instance that could affect performance. These notifications enable rapid response to potential issues, helping you maintain system health and resolve problems efficiently.

All alerts are delivered via email and are enabled by default.

Configuration

Alert Settings

Navigate to Admin console > Settings > Alerts to manage your alert configuration.

Configuration Options

  • Admins can customize recipient lists for each alert type
  • At least one recipient must be specified as alerts are mandatory
  • Alert settings are managed on a per-alert basis

Alert Delivery

  • Frequency: One email notification per day for each alert until the issue is resolved
  • Sender Address: noreply@glean.com
  • Preview: Admins can preview email alert content before enabling

Supported Alert Types

Glean continuously monitors various performance metrics for your instance. Admin alerts represent a subset of these monitoring capabilities and will expand over time.

Mandatory Alerts

Failing Credentials

Triggers when data source credentials fail, potentially affecting search result integrity

  • Initial alert on first detection
  • Daily follow-up alerts after 7 days

Slack Integration Errors

Alerts when the Glean application in Slack encounters setup issues

  • Indicates problems with Slack message response capabilities
  • Affects some or all Slack functionality

Both alerts are mandatory and cannot be disabled to ensure system reliability and optimal performance.

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