Configure the conditions for which the alarm is raised. For more information about each alarm, see About each alarm.
Open this screen from the Spotlight Client
Click Configure | Alarms.
Select the connection or template to apply the alarm configuration to.
Alarm configuration
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Factory Settings |
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Disable this alarm |
When selected the alarm will not be raised again for this connection / template. Only some alarms can be disabled. | ||||||
Alarm requires acknowledgment |
When the severity of the alarm returns to normal, should Spotlight continue to presence the alarm in Spotlight Today and the Spotlight Home Page until it is acknowledged? For more information, see Acknowledge.
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Add and Delete keys
Key values can be added to some alarms. Where applied, the thresholds are set for each key independent of each other.
A key is a unique value that identifies a particular row in a collection. For example, database name is the key for Databases alarms. Take an example where the standard backup schedule for databases is weekly but one particular database is backed up monthly. You can configure a specific threshold for that database (in this scenario 30 days) independent of the default severity (in this scenario 7 days).
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Key Value list |
A list of keys that have been configured for this alarm. All alarms have a Default Severity. Keys that have been added are listed here. Thresholds are applied independently to each key. Select the key to apply the thresholds to.
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Add | Click to add keys. (Applicable to alarms that can be configured with keys.) | ||
Delete | Click to delete the selected key. (You cannot delete the Default Severity.) |
Configure thresholds / set the severity
Dependent on the alarm, configuration is applied by adjusting thresholds or selecting a severity from the severity list.
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This alarm is raised with increasing severity dependent on a numeric value. Spotlight uses a threshold bar to illustrate the severity thresholds. For more information, see Severity thresholds. | |||||
This alarm is raised to a single severity.
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Actions
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Collect additional diagnostic information |
Not all alarms have the option to collect additional information. | ||||
Do not raise an alarm for certain values |
Click Values to specify the values that Spotlight should ignore when an alarm is raised. You can use wildcard characters when specifying values to ignore. For more information, see Do not alarm for certain values. Not all alarms have this option. |
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