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Alarm Actions - Alarm Log Filter Dialog

Create and Modify rules that govern action taken on an alarm severity.

To open the dialog

  1. Open the Alarm Actions dialog. Alarm actions
  2. Click New or Modify.

To fill in the dialog

  1. Select one or more conditions which when met will trigger one or more actions. The conditions are transcribed to the Rule description window.
  2. Select the actions to be performed when the conditions are met. The actions are transcribed to the Rule description window.
  3. 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 - Conditions

Additional information to the Rule description - Actions

 

Related Topics

Configure Spotlight - View | Options

Select the conditions for the alarm log rule

Spotlight Basics describes how Spotlight applications work. It contains these sections:

Section

Description

Spotlight Connections

Create / Modify / Delete connections to systems, and monitor those systems.

Monitor Spotlight Connections Monitor connections, detect alarms, investigate the cause of alarms.
Alarms

Alarms are the warnings that Spotlight raises when a metric falls outside its "normal" range of values.

Charts, Grids and Home Page Components Spotlight displays provide detailed statistics of the monitored system, relevant to diagnosing the cause of alarms. Make the best use of them.
View | Options Customize Spotlight.
Troubleshooting Solve problems using Spotlight.

Where the action is...

Where the action is…

Define appropriate actions.

How to open this dialog

From the Custom Filter Rules - Alarm Log Filter Dialog or the Alarm Actions - Alarm Log Filter Dialog

  1. Click New or Modify.
  2. Select Where the action is...
  3. Click to define the action in the Rule description pane.

Where the action is any of the following:

Select all appropriate actions.

Value

Description

Alarm raised

When the severity of a metric rises above normal.

Alarm upgraded

When the severity of a metric increases.

Alarm downgraded

When the severity of a metric decreases.

Alarm canceled

When the severity of a metric returns to normal.

Alarm snoozed / unsnoozed

If you choose to ignore (snooze) a triggered alarm for a specified period of time, the Spotlight Alarm Log records both when the alarm is snoozed, and when it is unsnoozed. Ignore (Snooze) Alarms

Information message logged

When Spotlight logs an information message.

Warning message logged

When Spotlight logs a warning message. Warning messages are more urgent than information messages.

Error message logged

When Spotlight logs an error message. Error messages are more urgent than information messages or warning messages.

Log opened

When Spotlight opens the Alarm Log.

Log closed

When Spotlight closes the Alarm Log.

 

Related Topics

Where the alarm has (not) been active in the last n minutes

Use to ignore transient alarms.

Some Spotlight alarms may last only a few seconds or minutes, and are not significant for the system under investigation. When these transient alarms occur frequently, they can even be counter-productive: they fill the Alarm Log with useless data; and they can obscure other alarms that are more important.

How to open this dialog

From the Alarm Actions - Alarm Log Filter Dialog

  1. Click New or Modify.
  2. Select Where the alarm has (not) been active in the last n minutes...
  3. Click to define the action in the Rule description pane.

Where the alarm has (not) been active in the last n minutes:

In the minutes box, enter or select the amount of time that Spotlight will use as a threshold value.

 

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