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Cluster alerts are triggered based on thresholds applied to these stored metrics.

Cluster alerts

In Cluster > Alert Settings, you can enable alerts for node or cluster events, such as high memory usage or throughput.

Configured alerts are shown:

• As a notification on the status icon ( {{< inline-icon filename="/images/rs/icons/icon_warning.png#no-click" alt="Warning" width="18px" >}} ) for the node and cluster
• In the log
• In email notifications, if you configure email alerts

{{< note >}} If you enable alerts for "Node joined" or "Node removed" actions, you must also enable "Receive email alerts" so that the notifications are sent. {{< /note >}}

To enable alerts for a cluster:

1. In Cluster > Alert Settings, click Edit.
2. Select the alerts that you want to show for the cluster and click Save.

Database alerts

For each database, you can enable alerts for database events, such as high memory usage or throughput.

Configured alerts are shown:

• As a notification on the status icon ( {{< inline-icon filename="/images/rs/icons/icon_warning.png#no-click" alt="Warning" width="18px" >}} ) for the database
• In the log
• In emails, if you configure email alerts

To enable alerts for a database:

1. In Configuration for the database, click Edit.
2. Select the Alerts section to open it.
3. Select the alerts that you want to show for the database and click Save.

Send alerts by email

To send cluster and database alerts by email:

1. In Cluster > Alert Settings, click Edit.
2. Select Set an email to configure the [email server settings]({{< relref "/operate/rs/clusters/configure/cluster-settings#configure-email-server-settings" >}}).
3. In Configuration for the database, click Edit.
4. Select the Alerts section to open it.
5. Select Receive email alerts and click Save.
6. In Access Control, select the [database and cluster alerts]({{< relref "/operate/rs/security/access-control/manage-users" >}}) that you want each user to receive.