Managing alerts in Grafana

Tracking the state and health of alert rules in Grafana is essential for managing system performance. It helps you understand the status of alert rules and instances, enabling quick identification of issues. In this section, you’ll learn how to view alert states, health, and state history to ensure smooth system operations.

Scenario

You're monitoring critical systems in Grafana and notice multiple alert instances. To troubleshoot, you check the alert rule state, alert instance state, and alert rule health to identify if issues are due to misconfigurations or data problems. By reviewing the state history, you pinpoint the source of the issue and take corrective action swiftly.