Alarming field descriptions

Last Updated : Apr 21, 2023 |

The Alarming page has two sections.

The upper section displays buttons that you can use to view the details of the selected alarms, change the status of alarms, search for alarms , and set filters to view specific alarms.

The lower section displays alarms in a table. The table provides information such as the status of the alarms and the alarm severity. You can click a column title to sort the information in the table in ascending or descending order.

Field

Description

Time Stamp

Specifies the date and time when the alarm is generated.

Severity

Specifies the severity of the alarm.

Status

Specifies the current status of the alarms.

Host Name / SysName

Specifies the name of the host server that generated the alarm.

In case of the trap listener service, this column specifies the system name.

Source IP Address

Specifies the IP address of the system that generated the alarm.

Description

Provides a detailed description of the problem that generated the alarm.

Identifier

Specifies the unique identifier for an alarm.

Event ID

Specifies the log event ID if the alarm is generated from logs or the Event OID if the alarm is generated from the trap listener service.

NotificationOID

Specifies the SNMP OID of the alarm.

M/E Ref Number / SysOID

Specifies the unique identification number assigned to the product, also called the product ID. This number helps in identifying the component that generated the alarm.

For alarms that are generated from trap listener, the system displays the System OID.

Button

Description

View

Displays the details of the selected alarms.

Change Status

Changes the status of the selected alarm. The options are:

  • Acknowledged

  • Cleared

Auto-Refresh Mode

Changes over to the Auto-Refresh mode. When the Alarming page is set in this mode, it automatically updates the alarms in the table. A toggle button.

More Actions > Export Selected

Exports the selected alarms to a CSV file, which can be viewed with Wordpad or Excel.

More Actions > Export All

Exports all the alarms to a CSV file, which can be viewed with Wordpad or Excel.

Advanced Search

Displays fields that you can use to specify the search criteria for searching an alarm.

Refresh

Refreshes the log information in the table.

Filter: Enable

Displays fields under select columns that you can use to set filter criteria. A toggle button.

Filter: Disable

Hides the column filter fields without resetting the filter criteria. A toggle button.

Filter: Clear

Clears the filter criteria.

Filter: Apply

Filters alarms based on the filter criteria.

All

Selects all the alarms in the table.

None

Clears the check box selections.

Previous

Displays the logs in the previous page. This button is not available if you are on the first page.

Next

Displays the logs in the next page. This button is not available if you are on the last page.

Criteria section

This section appears when you click Advanced Search on the upper right corner of page.

Name

Description

Criteria

Use this section to specify search conditions. Select the search criteria from the first drop-down list. Select the operator from the second drop-down list. Enter the search value in the text field.

Select following search criteria from the first drop-down list:

  • Time Stamp: Searches all of the alarms that match the specified date and time. The valid format for entering the date is MM/DD/YYYY. The valid format for entering the time is HH:MM.

  • Severity: Searches all the alarms that match the specified severity level.

  • Status: Searches all the alarms that match the specified status.

  • Host Name: Searches all of the alarms that are generated from the specified host.

  • Identifier: Searches all the alarms that match the specified identifier.

  • Description: Searches all the alarms that match the specified description.

  • M/E Ref Number: Searches all the alarms that match the specified M/E Ref Number.

The operators available are based on the search criterion that you select in the first drop-down field. The following table lists the operators that are available for a search criterion:

Criterion

Operators

Time Stamp

=, >, <, >=, <=, >=, !=

Severity

Equals, Not Equals

Status

Equals, Not Equals

Host Name

Equals, Not Equals, Starts With, Ends With, and Contains

Identifier

=, >, <, >=, <=, >=, !=

Description

Equals, Not Equals, Starts With, Ends With, and Contains

M/E Ref Number

Equals, Not Equals, Starts With, Ends With, and Contains

When you select Begin Date and End Date from the first drop-down list, you are prompted to enter the date in the third field.

Button

Description

Clear

Clears the entered search criteria and sets the default search criteria.

Search

Searches the alarms based on the search conditions.

Close/Advanced Search

Hides the search fields.

+

Adds a search condition.

-

Deletes a search condition.