Alarming field descriptions

Last Updated : Dec 22, 2020 |

Name

Description

Time Stamp

The date and time when the alarm is generated.

Severity

The severity of the alarm.

Status

The current status of the alarm.

Host Name/SysName

The name of the host server that generated the alarm.

For the trap listener service, this column displays the system name.

Source IP Address

The IP address of the system that generated the alarm.

Description

A detailed description of the problem that generated the alarm.

M/E Ref Number / SysOID

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 the trap listener service, the system displays the System OID.

Identifier

The unique identifier for an alarm.

Event ID

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

The SNMP OID of the alarm.

Button

Description

View

Displays the details of the selected alarms.

Change Status

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

  • Raised

  • Cleared

  • Acknowledged

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. This is a toggle button.

More Actions > Export Selected

Exports the selected alarms to a CSV file. You can view the logs using the Wordpad or Excel application.

More Actions > Export All

Exports all the alarms to a CSV file. You can view the logs using the Wordpad or Excel application.

Note:

When you use Advanced Search or Filter option to filter alarms based on some criteria, Export All exports all the filtered data.

More Actions > Delete Selected

Deletes the alarms that you select from the list.

More Actions > Delete ALL

Deletes all alarms that the system displays on the page.

Advanced Search

Displays fields that you can use to specify the search criteria to search for 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. This is a toggle button.

Filter: Disable

Hides the column filter fields without resetting the filter criteria. This is 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 system displays the section when you click Advanced Search on the top-right corner of the 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 the following search criteria from the first drop down list:

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

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

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

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

  • Event ID: Searches all alarms that match the specified Event ID.

  • Source IP address: Searches all alarms that are generated from the specified source IP address.

  • NotificationID: Searches all alarms that match the specified NotificationID.

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

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

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

  • Time Stamp: =, >, <, >=, <=, >=, !=

  • Severity: Equals, Not Equals

  • Status: Equals, Not Equals

  • Host Name: Equals, Not Equals, Starts With, Ends With, and Contains

  • Identifier: =, >, <, >=, <=, >=, !=

  • Source IP address: Equals, Not Equals, Starts With, Ends With, and Contains

  • Event ID: Equals, Not Equals, Starts With, Ends With, and Contains

  • 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.