[v11.4.x] Alerting docs: update configuring and using additional Alertmanagers in Grafana Alerting (#98381)

Alerting docs: update configuring and using additional Alertmanagers in Grafana Alerting (#98363)

* Alerting docs: Alertmanager data source

* Alertmanager data source: minor intro changes

* Update `Intro > Notifications`

* Complete Configure alertmanager update

* Configure alertmanager

* minor final edits

(cherry picked from commit 6976908597)

Co-authored-by: Pepe Cano <825430+ppcano@users.noreply.github.com>
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---
labels:
products:
- cloud
- enterprise
- oss
title: 'Add an alertmanager data source'
---
1. Click **Connections** in the left-side menu.
1. Under Your connections, click **Data sources**.
1. Enter `Alertmanager` in the search bar.
1. Click **Alertmanager**.
The **Settings** tab of the data source is displayed.
1. Set the data source's basic configuration options:
| Name | Description |
| ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Name** | Sets the name you use to refer to the data source |
| **Default** | Sets whether the data source is pre-selected for new panels and queries |
| **Alertmanager Implementation** | Alertmanager implementation. **Mimir**, **Cortex,** and **Prometheus** are supported |
| **Receive Grafana Alerts** | When enabled, the Alertmanager can receive Grafana-managed alerts. **Important:** This works only if receiving alerts is enabled for the Alertmanager in the Grafana Alerting Settings page |
| **HTTP URL** | Sets the HTTP protocol, IP, and port of your Alertmanager instance, such as `https://alertmanager.example.org:9093` |
| **Access** | Only **Server** access mode is functional |