Echelon SmartServer 2.2 - Manual (Page 353)

354 Alarming
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To view the alarms recorded by multiple Alarm Notifiers on the SmartServer, hold down
CTRL and click the Alarm Notifiers to be viewed in the SmartServer tree, or hold down
SHIFT and click an Alarm Notifier to view all the Alarm Notifiers within the selected range.
4. By default, the data points are listed by the Alarm Time property in descending order. You can
sort the alarms by clicking a property header. This Web page displays the following properties for
each alarm:
Alarm Time Displays the date and time of when the alarm occurred.
Name Displays the name of the data point that triggered the alarm using the
following format: <network>/<channel>/<device>/<functional block>/<data
point>. This is also the location of the data point in the SmartServer tree.
Priority Displays the alarm priority assigned to the data point in the Alarm Notifier:
Data Points Web page.
Group Displays the alarm group assigned to the data point in the Alarm Notifier:
Data Points Web page.
Value Displays the data point value that triggered the alarm.
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If this alarm was triggered by a SNVT_alarm type data point, this will
be the value of the data point that caused the SNVT_alarm or update to
be sent.
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If this alarm was triggered by a SNVT_alarm_2 data point, this value
will be the location of the alarm (for example, the location property for
an Alarm Generator).
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If the data point is set to a preset value, the preset name will be
displayed instead of the actual value.
Unit The unit string of the data point value that triggered the alarm condition. If
this alarm was triggered by a SNVT_alarm or SNVT_alarm_2 type data
point, this field will be blank.
Description The alarm type or other description of the alarm entered in the Alarm
Notifier: Alarm Conditions Web page.
5. Use the slide bar at the top to display the alarms reported during a specific time interval. You can
specify the length of the interval using the drop-down list directly below the slider. By default, the
Entire Range of when alarms were first and lastly reported is displayed.
6. Select Acknowledgement to have the Alarm Notifier stop reporting the alarm condition for a
data point that has triggered an alarm. A check box will be available if Acknowledgement
Required in the Alarm Notifier: Data Points Web page for the data point is selected.
7. Select CLR to clear the alarm from a data point. A check box will be available if Clear Required
in the Alarm Notifier: Data Points Web page for the data point is selected.
8. Optionally, you can enter a comment, such as a description of how the alarm was resolved or
further maintenance work required, in the Comment box. The comment will be added to the
alarm summary log file.
Tip: If you need to print this page, use the landscape format.
Using the Alarm Notifier: History Web Page
The Alarm Notifier: History Web page lists all active and cleared alarms reported by all the Alarm
Notifiers on the SmartServer. To use this Web page, follow these steps:
1. Open the Alarm Notifier: History Web page. You can do this in two ways: