Project: Meshery (Provisioning / Automation & Configuration)
File: events-management.md

layout: default title: Managing Events with Notification Center abstract: A Comprehensive Guide to Managing Events with Meshery permalink: guides/events-management type: guides category: operating language: en abstract: "Meshery tracks operations performed on your infrastructure and workloads, and provides notification of environment issues, application conflicts with infrastructure configuration, policy violations, and so on." Meshery Server, while running, generates a variety of events for operations happening inside your Kubernetes and Cloud-Native clusters and Meshery Server itself. To observe, monitor, and effectively manage these events, Meshery provides a powerful and user-friendly Notification Center. The Notification Center in Meshery's user interface is a dedicated feature that empowers you to monitor and manage the events occurring within your clusters. This guide will walk you through the various aspects of utilizing the Notification Center effectively. <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/img/notification-center/NotificationCenterOverview.png"><img alt="Notification Center Overview" style="width:500px;height:auto;" src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/img/notification-center/NotificationCenterOverview.png" /></a> The Notification Center serves as your central hub for viewing and managing events within your environment. Whether you are monitoring a single cluster or an extensive mesh of interconnected services, Meshery's Notification Center provides you with a consolidated and comprehensive view of all events. To simplify the process of pinpointing specific events, Meshery offers a powerful search functionality. You can search for events based on various parameters, such as the action that occurred, the type of operation, the actor responsible for the event, and more. This feature is invaluable for quickly identifying and addressing critical events within your infrastructure. <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/img/notification-center/NotificationCenterFiltering.png"><img alt="Notification Center Filtering" style="width:500px;height:auto;" src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/img/notification-center/NotificationCenterFiltering.png" /></a> Meshery's Notification Center offers robust filtering capabilities. You can customize the view by applying filters based on multiple criteria. For example, you can filter events based on their significance, source, or any other attributes that are important to you. These filters make it easy to focus on specific event categories and streamline your event management

Each event in Meshery's Notification Center contains a detailed description to provide you with a clear understanding of what happened. This includes information about the action, the entities involved, and any relevant data. Additionally, events may include tracebacks and other contextual data to help you troubleshoot and diagnose issues effectively. Meshery allows you to easily share notifications with relevant stakeholders. Whether you need to collaborate with team members, share event details with developers, or involve other parties in the resolution process, Meshery simplifies the sharing of event information, facilitating efficient communication and issue resolution. Meshery's Notification Center provides the ability to track the status of events. You can mark events as read or unread, helping you to prioritize and manage your response to events efficiently. This status tracking feature ensures that no critical event goes unnoticed, and you can easily keep track of events that require immediate attention. Events in Meshery are always persisted, ensuring that you have a complete historical record of activities in your clusters and Meshery Server. This persistence is invaluable for compliance, auditing, and historical analysis, enabling you to track the evolution of your infrastructure and detect patterns over time. Meshery's Notification Center simplifies the task of managing events in your Kubernetes and Cloud-Native environments. This robust feature offers a central hub to view, search, and filter events, making it effortless to identify and address critical incidents. Each event comes with detailed descriptions and additional data for efficient troubleshooting. You can easily collaborate with stakeholders by sharing event data, enhancing communication and issue resolution. What's more, Meshery enables you to track event statuses, ensuring no crucial event goes unnoticed. Plus, events are always persisted, providing a historical record for compliance and trend analysis. With Meshery's Notification Center, you can gain deep insights into your infrastructure, swiftly respond to critical events, and maintain optimal performance for your applications and services. Detailed instructions and best practices can be found in the official documentation and Meshery's user guide. {% include related-discussions.html tag="meshery" %}