Job Management Partner 1/Performance Management User's Guide

6.5.1 Procedure for creating alarms by using the Quick Guide

The procedure for creating an alarm by using the Quick Guide is shown below. For details on how to create a report, see 5.4 Creating reports by using the Quick Guide.

To create an alarm by using the Quick Guide:

1. From the monitoring console browser, log on to PFM - Web Console.
   The main window appears.
   
2. In the navigation frame of the main window, select the Agents tab.
   The Agents window appears.
   
3. From the Display format pull-down menu in the navigation frame, select the display format for the Agents tree.
   The Agents tree appears in the selected display format.
   
   • When User Agents is selected:
     The Agents tree that has User Agents (logged-on-user-name) as the root appears.
     
   • When Products is selected:
     The Agents tree that has Products as the root appears.
     
4. From the Agents tree in the navigation frame, select the agent for which you want to create an alarm.
   The selected agent is marked with a checkmark.
   
5. Choose the Quick Guide button in the method frame.
   The Quick Guide window appears.
   

   Figure 6-13 Quick Guide window

   

6. Display a field for which you want to create an alarm.
   You can use one of the following ways to display a field:
   
   • Click and expand the appropriate record name anchor and select fields from the displayed list.
   • Search fields for a specific character string and select fields from the search results.
     You can search fields by entering a search string into Keyword and clicking the Search Fields button. For details on searching for fields, see 5.4.2 Searching fields.
     
7. Click an alarm icon that is displayed in the field.
   If you click an alarm icon, the Quick Guide > Create Alarm window appears.
   
   • Alarm icon:
     

     Figure 6-14 Quick Guide > Create Alarm window (Quick Guide)

     

8. Enter a value for Abnormal condition and Warning condition of conditional expressions.
9. If necessary, enter a value for Alarm table name, Alarm name, and Alarm message.
   The default alarm table name, alarm name and alarm message are preset. You can change these items as required.
   
10. Click the Finish button.
    The KAVJJ8554-Q message appears.
    
11. Choose Yes or No.
    The alarm will be created. If you choose Yes, the created alarm table is bound to the agent selected in step 4. If you choose No, the alarm table is not bound to an agent.
    

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