Commit c4578007 authored by Amy Qualls's avatar Amy Qualls Committed by Craig Norris

Revamp the incidents page

Restructure and clean the incident management page for GitLab
tone and style.
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# Incident Management
GitLab offers solutions for handling incidents in your applications and services,
from setting up an alert with Prometheus, to receiving a notification through a
monitoring tool like Slack, and [setting up Zoom calls](#zoom-integration-in-issues) with your
support team. Incidents can display [metrics](#embed-metrics-in-incidents-and-issues)
and [logs](#view-logs-from-metrics-panel).
such as setting up Prometheus alerts, displaying metrics, and sending notifications.
## Configure incidents **(ULTIMATE)**
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/4925) in GitLab Ultimate 11.11.
You can enable or disable Incident Management features in your project's
**{settings}** **Settings > Operations > Incidents**. Issues can be created for
each alert triggered, and separate email notifications can be sent to users with
[Developer permissions](../permissions.md). Appropriately configured alerts include an
[embedded chart](../project/integrations/prometheus.md#embedding-metrics-based-on-alerts-in-incident-issues)
for the query corresponding to the alert. You can also configure GitLab to
[close issues](../project/integrations/prometheus.md#taking-action-on-incidents-ultimate)
when you receive notification that the alert is resolved.
![Incident Management Settings](img/incident_management_settings.png)
You can enable or disable Incident Management features in the GitLab user interface
to create issues when alerts are triggered:
### Create issues from alerts
1. Navigate to **{settings}** **Settings > Operations > Incidents** and expand
**Incidents**:
You can create GitLab issues from an alert notification. These issues contain
information about the alerts to help you diagnose the source of the alerts.
![Incident Management Settings](img/incident_management_settings.png)
1. Visit your project's **{settings}** **Settings > Operations > Incidents**.
1. Select the **Create an issue** checkbox for GitLab to create an issue from
the incident.
1. Select the template from the **Issue Template** dropdown.
You can create your own [issue templates](../project/description_templates.md#creating-issue-templates)
to [use within Incident Management](../project/integrations/prometheus.md#taking-action-on-incidents-ultimate).
1. For GitLab versions 11.11 and greater, you can select the **Create an issue**
checkbox to create an issue based on your own
[issue templates](../project/description_templates.md#creating-issue-templates).
For more information, see
[Taking Action on Incidents](../project/integrations/prometheus.md#taking-action-on-incidents-ultimate) **(ULTIMATE)**.
1. To create issues from alerts, select the template in the **Issue Template**
select box.
1. To send [separate email notifications](#notify-developers-of-alerts) to users
with [Developer permissions](../permissions.md), select
**Send a separate email notification to Developers**.
1. Click **Save changes**.
## Notify developers of alerts
Appropriately configured alerts include an
[embedded chart](../project/integrations/prometheus.md#embedding-metrics-based-on-alerts-in-incident-issues)
for the query corresponding to the alert. You can also configure GitLab to
[close issues](../project/integrations/prometheus.md#taking-action-on-incidents-ultimate)
when you receive notification that the alert is resolved.
### Notify developers of alerts
GitLab can react to the alerts triggered from your applications and services
by creating issues and alerting developers through email. GitLab sends these emails
to [owners and maintainers](../permissions.md) of the project. They contain details
of the alert, and a link for more information.
by creating issues and alerting developers through email. By default, GitLab
sends these emails to [owners and maintainers](../permissions.md) of the project.
These emails contain details of the alert, and a link for more information.
To send separate email notifications to users with
[Developer permissions](../permissions.md), see [Configure incidents](#configure-incidents-ultimate).
### Configure Prometheus alerts
## Configure Prometheus alerts
You can set up Prometheus alerts in:
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Prometheus alerts are created by the special Alert Bot user. You can't remove this
user, but it does not count toward your license limit.
### Configure external generic alerts
## Configure external generic alerts
GitLab can accept alerts from any source through a generic webhook receiver. When
[configuring the generic alerts integration](../project/integrations/generic_alerts.md),
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## Embed metrics in incidents and issues
You can embed metrics anywhere GitLab Markdown is used, such as descriptions,
You can embed metrics anywhere [GitLab Markdown](../markdown.md) is used, such as descriptions,
comments on issues, and merge requests. Embedding metrics helps you share them
when discussing incidents or performance issues. You can output the dashboard directly
into any issue, merge request, epic, or any other Markdown text field in GitLab
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### Context menu
From each of the embedded metrics panels, you can access more details
about the data you're viewing from a context menu. You can access the context menu
by clicking the **{ellipsis_v}** **More actions** dropdown box above the
upper right corner of the panel. The options are:
You can view more details about an embedded metrics panel from the context menu.
To access the context menu, click the **{ellipsis_v}** **More actions** dropdown box
above the upper right corner of the panel. The options are:
- [View logs](#view-logs-from-metrics-panel).
- **Download CSV** - Data from embedded charts can be
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from across your application. These logs help you understand what is affecting
your application's performance and resolve any problems.
## Slack integration
## Integrate incidents with Slack
Slack slash commands allow you to control GitLab and view GitLab content without leaving Slack.
Learn how to [set up Slack slash commands](../project/integrations/slack_slash_commands.md)
and how to [use the available slash commands](../../integration/slash_commands.md).
## Zoom integration in issues
## Integrate issues with Zoom
GitLab enables you to [associate a Zoom meeting with an issue](../project/issues/associate_zoom_meeting.md)
for synchronous communication during incident management. After starting a Zoom
call for an incident, you can associate the conference call with an issue, so your
team members can join without requesting a link.
call for an incident, you can associate the conference call with an issue. Your
team members can join the Zoom call without requesting a link.
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