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      {
        "ref": "alert-vm-disk-runs-out-of-space",
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        "severity": "critical",
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        "channels": []
      },
      {
        "ref": "alert-vm-high-memory-usage",
        "name": "VictoriaMetrics memory usage high",
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        "severity": "critical",
        "message": "VictoriaMetrics {{labels.instance}} is using {{value | percent:1}} of available memory — risk of OOM.",
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        "paused": false,
        "channels": []
      },
      {
        "ref": "alert-vm-request-errors",
        "name": "VictoriaMetrics API request errors",
        "description": null,
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        "condition_op": "gt",
        "threshold": 0,
        "interval": "1m",
        "for": "15m",
        "severity": "warning",
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        "paused": false,
        "channels": []
      },
      {
        "ref": "alert-vm-high-churn-rate",
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        "threshold": 0.1,
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        "severity": "warning",
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        "channels": []
      },
      {
        "ref": "alert-vm-rows-rejected",
        "name": "VictoriaMetrics rejecting rows on ingestion",
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        "severity": "warning",
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}