# Alerting

Use **OmniFabric > Alerting** to define how CloudSigma detects database instance conditions, identify notification recipients, and review alert history.

Alerting contains three pages:

| Page | Purpose |
| --- | --- |
| [Alert Rules](https://omnifabric.cloudsigma.com/docs/guides/matrixone/alert-rules.html.md) | View and manage the conditions that trigger alerts |
| [Contacts](https://omnifabric.cloudsigma.com/docs/guides/matrixone/contacts.html.md) | Maintain the recipients used by alert rules |
| [Alert Logs](https://omnifabric.cloudsigma.com/docs/guides/matrixone/alert-logs.html.md) | Search alerts that have already been triggered |

A typical setup sequence is:

1. Create or verify the required contacts.
2. Create an alert rule and select its notification recipients.
3. Enable the rule.
4. Use Alert Logs to confirm that the rule triggered as expected.
5. Review Monitoring and Events for the same time period when investigating the cause.

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