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.
Prolog information
Metadata
Keywords:
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 ActionsExport Selected
Exports the selected alarms to a CSV file, which can be viewed with Wordpad or Excel.
More ActionsExport 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.
Related links
Operations supported on System Manager for alarming