3.2.1 Using the severity changing function to change the severity level of events

You use the severity changing function to change the severity level of events to better match your operations. The following describes how to use the Severity Change Definition Settings window to change the severity level to Emergency for events of severity level Warning.

Prerequisites

The following conditions must be satisfied:

• The integrated monitoring database is configured and enabled according to 1.3.4(3) Setting up an integrated monitoring database (for Windows) or 1.4.4(3) Setting up an integrated monitoring database (for Linux).

• The JP1 user who will change the severity level has JP1_Console_Admin permissions.

• The OS user who will execute the jcoimdef command has Administrator or root permissions.

Procedure

1. Execute the following jcoimdef command to change the settings to enable the event severity changing function:

   • In Windows:

     "Console-path\bin\jcoimdef" -chsev ON

   • In Linux:

     /opt/jp1cons/bin/jcoimdef -chsev ON

2. Restart JP1/IM - Manager.

3. From the Windows Start menu, select All Programs, JP1_Integrated Management - View, and then Integrated View. The Login window appears.

4. Enter jp1admin for User name, jp1admin for Password, and admin for Host to connect, and then log in. The Event Console window appears.

5. In the Event Console window, select Options, and then Severity changing definition. The View Severity Change Definitions window appears.

   

6. In the View Severity Change Definitions window, click the Add button to display the Severity Change Definition Settings window.

   

7. Specify the condition for events whose severity level is to be changed, select the severity level for New severity level, and then click OK.

   

8. In the View Severity Change Definitions window, select the Apply check box for the severity change definition added in step 7.

   

9. When a dialog box asking you whether you want to apply the settings appears, click the Yes button.

Related topics

• 11.1.8 Considerations for changing JP1 event levels in the Overview and System Design Guide

• 4.11 Setting the severity changing function in the Configuration Guide

• 2.20 View Severity Change Definitions window in the manual GUI Reference

• 2.21 Severity Change Definition Settings window (Add Severity Change Definition Settings window) in the manual GUI Reference

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