Alarming field descriptions

Last Updated : Dec 22, 2020 |
Prolog information
Metadata
Keywords:
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 ActionsExport Selected
Exports the selected alarms to a CSV file. You can view the logs using the Wordpad or Excel application.
More ActionsExport 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 ActionsDelete Selected
Deletes the alarms that you select from the list.
More ActionsDelete 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.