An Alarm Detection configuration enables you to define criteria for generation of alarm messages. You select a condition, or combine a set of conditions, that within specific limits, generate an alarm message. To monitor the system alarms, you use the Web Interface. Note that enables that enables you to deliver alarm messages to SNMP monitoring systems, as well.
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A telecom provider wants the system to generate an alarm if the connection to any EC cannot be re-established within 10 minutes.
The alarm will be triggered whenever the system detects a loss of connection between the platform and one of its ECs, for a period that is longer than 10 minutes. |
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Create a variable.
Assign the variable with a value.
Setup Set up the Workflow Alarm Value condition.
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- At the bottom of the Alarm Detection configuration, click Add ; the Add Alarm Condition dialog box opens.
- From the Alarm Condition drop-down list select Workflow Alarm Value.
- From the Value dropdrop-down list, select the name of the variable that you created.
- Click Browse... to select the Workflow that the Alarm Detection should guard.
- Configure the Limits according to the description of The Workflow Alarm Value and click OK .
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Workflow | Select a workflow with the throughput value, and the processing speed, that you want to supervise. For further information about the throughput value calculation, see Throughput Calculation in 3.1.8 Workflow Properties. An alarm is generated if the throughput value is not within the condition limits. |
Limits | For information about Limits see the section above, Host Statistic Value. |
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You want the system to warn you on about the detection of decreased processing rate.
The alarm will be triggered by every occurrence of a workflow slowing down its processing rate to a throughput that is lower than 50000 units per second. |
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