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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 Usage Engine Web Interface. Note that  enables Usage Engine enables you to deliver alarm messages to SNMP monitoring systems, as well.

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Workflow Alarm Value Names

To define a variable to use in the APL code, see the APL Reference Guide (2.2), and the section below, Workflow Alarm Value for further information.

Defining an Alarm Detection

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System Event

The System Event condition enables you to setup an Alarm Detection for the various  Event Usage Engine 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 Event Types (2.2).

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 ValueSpecify 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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titleExample - Configuring a System Event condition


Note
titleNote!

The parameters in the following example do not apply to any specific system and are only presented here to enhance understanding of the alarm condition.


  1. Configure an Alarm Detection that applies the System Event condition.

  2. On the Edit Alarm Condition dialog box, from the Event Type drop-down list, select Workflow State Event.
     

  3. On the Filter table double-click workflowName; the Edit Match Value dialog box opens.
     

  4. Click Add to browse and look for the specific workflow.
     

  5. Enter a limit of occurred more than 3 times during the last 24 hours.

The alarm will be triggered by every 4th occurrence of a "Workflow State Event" during the last 24 hours.

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For a configured alarm detection to become active it needs to be activated using a toggle button which is present both in the  desktop and Usage Engine desktop and in the web interface UI.

Activation mode is independent of the rest of the profile configuration and you do not need to press Save after enabling or disabling the alarm detection.


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Usage Engine Desktop 

In the desktop, this toggle button is greyed out if there are no alarms present. You can see this button only after an alarm detection is saved.

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