Alarm log
The alarm log is a display of logged alarms.
Your view of monitored connections
Click Monitor | Alarm Log from the Spotlight ribbon to show all monitored connections in the alarm log.
The alarm log can show a custom view (Custom views) of monitored connections. Click on a custom view or connection type from the Connections pane (Monitored connections) then click Alarm Log from the display pane.
To open the alarm log for just one connection, right click on the connection in the Connections pane (Monitored connections) and select Alarm log.
About the alarm log grid
The alarm log grid is made up of rows and columns where each row represents an alarm and each column information about that alarm.
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Note: By default the alarm log grid is filtered to show alarms raised and canceled in the last 15 minutes. Use Filter by Time to extend this time period. If a long period of time is selected and a large number of connections are monitored then the alarm log may take some time to load. |
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Time |
The time the alarm was raised or canceled. | |
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Connection |
The connection the alarm was raised on. | |
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Connection Type |
The type of connection the alarm was raised on (for example, SQL Server). This column is hidden by default. | |
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Details |
A brief description of the cause of the alarm. For more information, right click on the alarm and select What's This?. | |
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Severity |
The degree of urgency of the alarm. The color used depends on the severity of the alarm. | |
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Alarm |
The name of the alarm. | |
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Snoozed By |
The user who requested the alarm be snoozed. | |
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Snoozed Until |
The alarm is snoozed until this time. | |
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Acknowledged by |
The user who acknowledged the alarm. | |
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Acknowledgment Comment |
The comment entered by the user when they acknowledged the alarm. When you acknowledge the alarm you are given the opportunity to (optionally) enter a comment. |
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TIP: The alarm log can be saved to a file or the clipboard. For more information, see Save to file. Some columns may be hidden by default. To show / hide columns on the grid, right-click the grid headings and select Organize Columns. |
Filter the alarm log
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Filter by Severity |
Show alarms of a certain severity. | ||
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Filter by Time |
Show alarms raised and canceled in the last 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week. Select All to show all alarms raised and canceled in the alarm log.
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Hide Snoozed Alarms |
Remove snoozed alarms from the grid. |
Actions on the alarm log / selected alarm(s)
These actions are selectable from the Action ribbon group. Some actions are enabled only when an alarm is selected.
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Diagnose |
Show the drilldown relevant to the selected alarm. | |
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Alarm Settings |
Configure the selected alarm. | |
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Ignore this Alarm |
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Configure Spotlight to ignore this alarm and future cases of this alarm. Select the rule by which you want Spotlight to ignore future cases of this alarm: ignore this alarm for the current value or for the current connection. The choices are dependent on the type of alarm. This is a simplified interface for Configure | Alarms | Do not alarm for certain values. |
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Show in Alarms by Time |
Show the alarm in alarms by time. | |
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Find |
Find text in the display. |
