Specifying the total alert maximum

Published on Sep 10, 2026

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To specify the maximum number of alerts that the Endpoint Security (HX) appliance can process using the CLI:

Enable CLI configuration mode:

hostname > enable
hostname # configure terminal

Set the total alert maximum.
```
hostname (config) # hx server detection alert total-limit <number>
```
where <number> specifies the maximum number of alert messages that can be processed by the Endpoint Security (HX) appliance. Valid values range from 0 to 1048576. The default is 1000000.
If the number of alerts exceeds this threshold, the oldest alert messages are discarded.
To set the alert maximum back to the default, use the no form of this command.
```
hostname (config) # no hx server detection alert total-limit
```
To disable this threshold, set its value to 0 (zero).
```
hostname (config) # hx server detection alert total-limit 0
```
Save your settings.
```
hostname (config) # write mem
```

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