Alerting: clarify alerting silences (#85853)

* Clarify alerting silences

* Update docs/sources/alerting/configure-notifications/create-silence.md

Co-authored-by: Tom Ratcliffe <tom.ratcliffe@grafana.com>

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Co-authored-by: Tom Ratcliffe <tom.ratcliffe@grafana.com>
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Armand Grillet
2024-04-10 18:30:21 +02:00
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@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ To add a silence, complete the following steps.
1. Click **Create silence** to open the Create silence page.
1. In **Silence start and end**, select the start and end date to indicate when the silence should go into effect and expire.
1. Optionally, in **Duration**, specify how long the silence is enforced. This automatically updates the end time in the **Silence start and end** field.
1. In the **Label** and **Value** fields, enter one or more _Matching Labels_. Matchers determine which rules the silence will apply to. Any matching alerts (in firing state) will show in the **Affected alert instances** field
1. In the **Label** and **Value** fields, enter one or more _Matching Labels_. Matchers determine which rules the silence will apply to. Any matching alerts (in firing state) will show in the **Silenced alert instances** field
1. In **Comment**, add details about the silence.
1. Click **Submit**.