HP Integrity NonStop J-Series - Manual (Page 67)

6 Viewing Alarms
When certain problem conditions exist on a system, OSM generates alarms on the objects in need
of service or attention.
Alarms can be viewed in these ways:
• Alarms associated with a specific resource:
—
Right-click the object and select Alarms to display the Alarms dialog box .
— Click the Alarms Tab of the Details pane to view alarms for the selected object.
• A summary of alarms for the entire server or ServerNet cluster; see Viewing a Summary of
Alarms .
To view more details, including suggested repair actions, and to save alarm details, see Viewing
Alarm Details .
To act on individual alarms, see:
• Deleting Alarms
• Suppressing Alarms .
Viewing the Alarms Tab
The details pane displays attribute and alarm information about a selected resource, depending
on which tab you select. If there are any alarms for a selected resource, a bell icon appears on
the Alarms tab.
The Alarms tab provides this information about the selected alarm:
• Alarm severity
The Severity column contains a colored icon corresponding to the severity of the alarm. Red
icons represent Critical and Major alarms. Yellow icons represent Minor, Warning, and
Indeterminate alarms. See
Alarm Severity .
• Time and date the alarm occurred
• Description of the alarm, including the probable cause
• Whether the alarm is dialed out to your service provider (assuming your system console is
configured to dial out).
To view alarms in the Alarms tab:
1. In either the tree or view pane, click a resource.
2. In the details pane, click the Alarms tab to display the alarms for the selected resource.
For additional alarm details, right-click on the alarm and select Details.
To act on alarms in the Alarms tab:
Right-click on the alarm and select:
• Delete
• Suppress
• Unsuppress
Viewing the Alarms Dialog Box
To reach this dialog box, either:
• Right-click any object in the tree pane or view panes and select Alarms.
• Highlight any object in the tree pane or view panes and select Alarms from the Display menu.
The Alarms dialog box displays the alarms associated with a selected resource. You can select
individual alarms for the resource and display detailed information and available repair actions
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