2.4.2 Checking the status of alarms

If Warning or Abnormal is displayed in Agent Alarm Status in the System Operational Status Summary window, check the alarm statuses of the corresponding monitoring agents.

Procedure

1. Verify that the Agents tab is selected in the Main window.

   If any other tab is selected, select the Agents tab.

   

2. Click the symbol for the folder that contains a monitoring agent whose alarm status is Warning or Abnormal.

   The folder is expanded and the agents are displayed.

   You can determine whether a folder contains a monitoring agent whose status is Warning or Abnormal by checking the appearance of the folder icon, as explained in the following:

   : All monitoring agents in the folder are Normal.

   : The folder contains a monitoring agent whose status is Warning.

   : The folder contains a monitoring agent whose status is Abnormal.

3. Select a monitoring agent whose alarm status is Warning or Abnormal.

4. Click Display Alarm Status.

   The alarm table bound to the selected monitoring agent is displayed so that you can check the status of the alarms.

   An alarm's status is indicated by the appearance of its icons. The following shows the meaning of each icon:

   • : The alarm's status is Normal.

   • : The alarm's status is Warning.

   • : The alarm's status is Abnormal.

Postrequisites

Display the reports associated with the alarms and determine the causes of Warning and Abnormal alarm statuses.

Related topics

• 2.4.3 Displaying the reports associated with alarms

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