This step enables you to turn off the monitoring / alerting during a specific time interval, for example to perform the system maintenance. You can set the restriction for a particular system, server, profile or alert.

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To create a new entry click on the New Entries button and specify the following:

The Restriction Name: Describes the reason for switching off monitoring
Restriction rule is valid from: Time validity of the rule (date range in which this rule is valid)
Time of occurrence: You should specify the exact time in which this rule should be executed. You have the option to choose a repetition of this rule per days, weeks and months
Purpose of restriction: Two options are available: to Pause monitoring or to Pause only alerting
Apply restriction only on (combination allowed): You can specify the System ID, Server name, Monitoring profile and Alert name (only in the case of alerting pause). You can use a combination of all of these fields. In the case you don't specify the fields, the monitoring / alerting of all systems will be skipped during the specified restriction time.

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