Alarm Filters
Filter the contents of the Alarm Log pages (Spotlight Today, Alarms by Time and the Alarm Log).
The performance of Spotlight generally improves when you choose a smaller period of time to view.
To filter alarms
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Open one of the Alarm Log pages.
Click one of:
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Select from the following:
Option
Description
Show All
Do not filter.
Filter by severity
Filter by the value of the alarm severity.
Filter by age Filter by the age of the alarm.
Notes:
- Not applicable to Spotlight Today.
- Select a predefined time period or the Custom age filter to set a customized time period.
Filter by Connection
Filter by the connection that raised the alarm.
Note: Applicable to Spotlight Today.
Show / Hide Snoozed Alarms
Modify Custom Filters
Specify filter rules that govern when alarms are displayed. Custom Filter Rules Dialog
Restore default filters
Reset modified filters to their default values.
Ignore (Snooze) Alarms
You may choose to snooze an alarm when:
- A temporary situation causes an expected alarm whose existence is unimportant.
- There is a known problem (a network problem, for example) that is beyond your control; and a continuing reminder of the problem is neither necessary nor desirable.
About Snoozed Alarms
- Alarms that are snoozed still contribute to the Alarm Log.
- Alarms that are snoozed still trigger historical snapshots, and are shown in the History Browser.
- Alarms that are snoozed do not fire Alarm Log rules or take any associated actions.
- An entry is written to the Alarm Log when a snoozed alarm is "unsnoozed".
Snooze
Alarms are snoozed from the Spotlight home page.
| Requirement | Procedure |
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| To snooze an alarm |
The snooze icon is added to the Note: During the snoozed period, alarms on ALL metrics for this home page component are ignored. |
| To restore snoozed alarms |
Right-click the snoozed home page component and select Snooze alarm. The snooze icon |
| To show only snoozed alarms |
Use the Alarm Log Filter dialog. Custom Filter Rules - Alarm Log Filter Dialog This filter will recognize only components whose alarm status has changed during the snooze period. Other snoozed alarms will not be recognized. For example, if an alarm on the snoozed component was raised before the snooze period, and if that alarm status does not change during the snooze period, the alarm will not appear in the filtered Alarm Log. |
home page component and alarm log entry.
Custom Filter Rules Dialog
Specify filter rules that govern when alarms are displayed in the Alarm Log pages.
To open the Custom Filter Rules dialog
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Open one of the Alarm Log pages.
Click one of:
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About the dialog
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Option |
Description |
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| Show alarm entries when the following conditions are met |
Rules are listed in the order they are applied. De-select a rule to retain it but not apply it. Highlight a rule to view, modify, delete, rename or move it. |
| Rule description |
View the highlighted rule. |
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New |
Click to create a rule. Custom Filter Rules - Alarm Log Filter Dialog |
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Modify |
Highlight a rule. Click to modify the highlighted rule. Custom Filter Rules - Alarm Log Filter Dialog |
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Delete |
Highlight a rule. Click to delete the highlighted rule. |
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Rename |
Highlight a rule. Click to rename the highlighted rule. |
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Move Down |
Highlight a rule Click to move it lower down the list. It is applied later. Rules are applied in the order they are listed. |
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Move Up |
Highlight a rule. Click to move it higher up the list. It is applied sooner. Rules are applied in the order they are listed. |
Custom Filter Rules - Alarm Log Filter Dialog
Create and Modify the filter rules that govern when alarms are displayed in the Alarm Log pages.
To open the dialog
- Open the Custom Filter Rules dialog. Custom Filter Rules Dialog
- Click New or Modify.
To fill in the dialog
- Select one or more conditions. Selected conditions are transcribed to the Rule description window.
- Refine the rule description by clicking the underlined links as appropriate. Underlined links in red must be configured to acceptable values for the rule to be accepted.
Additional information to the Rule description
- Where the action is…
- Where the alarm has (not) been snoozed
- Where the alarm severity is...
- Where the connection is...
- Where the connection type is...
- Where the control is...
- Where the details contain…
- Where the highest alarm for the connection is...
- Where the value is...