An Alarm Detection configuration enables you to define criteria for the 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 you to deliver alarm messages to SNMP monitoring systems, as well.
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The contents of the menus in the menu bar may change depending on which configuration type that has been opened in the currently displayed tab. Alarm Detection uses the standard menu items that are visible for all configurations, and these are described in the section Configuration Menus in 2.1 Menus and Buttons.
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To to define a variable to use in the APL code, see the APL Reference Guide, and the section below, Workflow Alarm Value for further information. |
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A condition, or a set of conditions, see the section below, Alarm Conditions
An object such as host, pico instance, or workflow, that the alarm should supervise
The parameter that you want the alarm to supervise, for example, the Statistics value
Time and value limits of supervision
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Enter a statement that describes the Alarm Detection that you are defining in the Description field.
Select the importance priority that the alarm should have in the Severity drop-down list.
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Host | Select a host server from the drop-down list |
Statistic Value | Select from the drop-down list the parameter that you want the alarm to watch over. For a detailed description of every Statistic Value, see 6.16 System Statistics. |
Limits | Select a limit, either or , upon which the alarm should be triggered. Check During Last to specify the time frame during which the Limits value should be compared. If a match is detected, an alarm is invoked. |
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System Event
The System Event condition enables you to setup set up an Alarm Detection for the various Event types.
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Type | Select an event-related reason for an alarm to be invoked. For a detailed description of every event type, see 4.3. Event Types. |
Filter | Use this table to define a filter of criteria for the alarm messages that you are interested in. To define an entry, double-click on the row. The Edit Match Value dialog box opens. Click the Add button to add a value. |
Limits | See the section above, Host Statistic Value. |
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| title | Example - Configuring a System Event condition |
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Specify the condition for the alarm to be triggered. The options are based on the number and frequency of occurrence of the event: Occurred Once, Occurred More Than, Occurred Less Than. In During Last, specify the time frame during which the Limits value should be compared. If a match is detected, an alarm is invoked. |
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The alarm will be triggered by every 4th occurrence of a "Workflow State Event" during the last 24 hours. |
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The Pico Instance Statistic Value condition enables you to configure an Alarm Detection that guards the pico Pico instance statistic value of a specific EC. For further information about the Pico Instance, see 6.10 Pico Viewer.
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A telecom provider wants the system to generate an alarm if the following two events occur simultaneously:
Configure an Alarm Detection
An alarm is triggered by every simultaneous occurrence of overloaded memory on EC1 AND too many open files, at any time. |
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Value | Select an alarm value from the drop-down list. |
Workflow | Click Browse... to enter the workflow instance(s) that you want to apply the alarm to. |
Limits | Summation: Select this check box to add up the Note: Selecting Summation means that the During Last entry refers to the time period during which a sum is added up. Once the set period has ended, that sum is compared with the limit value. For All Workflows: Select this check box to add up the values (see Summation above) of all the workflows that the alarm supervises. The Alarm Detector compares this total value with the alarm limit (exceeds or falls below), and generates an alarm message accordingly. Note: This check box can only be selected when Workflow is set to Any. For further information about Limits see the section above, Host Statistic Value. |
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The Workflow Execution Time condition enables you to generate an alarm whenever the execution time of a particular, or all workflows, exceed exceeds or fall falls below the time limit that you specify.
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| Workflow | The default workflow value is Any . Use this value when you want to apply the condition to all the Workflows. Otherwise, click Browse to select a Workflow that you apply the condition to. |
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You want the system to warn you 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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