3.4.2 Checking the status of alarms

You can check the status of each alarm defined in the alarm table bound to each agent. You can also display reports that are bound to alarms.

Note:

You cannot display the status of alarms if an alarm table is not bound to agents. For details on how to bind an alarm table to agents, see 6.6.1 Changing the association between an alarm table and a monitoring agent.

1. Log on to PFM - Web Console from the monitoring console Web browser.

2. In the navigation frame of the main window, choose the Agents tab.

3. From the Display format pull-down menu in the navigation frame of the Agents window, choose the display format for the Agents tree.

   • When User Agents is selected:

     User Agents (logged-on-user-name) is displayed at the root of the Agents tree.

   • When Products is selected:

     Products is displayed at the root of the Agents tree.

4. In the Agents tree of the navigation frame, select the agent for which you want to check the alarm status.

   The selected agent is marked with a checkmark.

5. Select the Display Alarm Status method in the method frame.

   The Alarm Status window appears.

   A list of alarms appears displaying alarms defined in the alarm table that is bound to the agent selected in step 4.

   You can check the status of alarms by examining the color of the alarm icons.

   Alarm table status indicator icons

   In the alarm table, the icon to the left of the alarm table name indicates the status of greatest importance.

   The icon color represents the status of the alarm table as follows:

   • : Indicates that the alarm table is expanded (with the definitions shown).

   • : Indicates that the alarm table is collapsed (with the definitions hidden).

   • (Green): This icon indicates normal status.

   • (Yellow): This icon indicates warning status.

   • (Red): This icon indicates abnormal status.

   • : This icon indicates monitoring-suspended status.

   Alarm icons

   An alarm icon appears to the left of each alarm name. The icon color represents the alarm status.

   The status of alarms indicated by icon colors are as follows:

   • (gray): Indicates that the alarm is inactive.

   • (green): Indicates normal status.

   • (yellow): Indicates warning status.

   • (red): Indicates abnormal status.

   • ^#: Always appears regardless of the alarm status.

   • : Indicates monitoring-suspended status.

     # Only when Always notify is selected in the alarm definition

   Reference note:

   The color of an alarm icon changes based on the thresholds and other conditions that you set in the Alarms window. For details on these thresholds and conditions, see 6.4 Setting alarms using the Web browser (Alarms tree) and 6.7 Setting alarms by using commands.

   Report icons (for example, ) appear on the left of the alarm when you have bound a report to alarms. Click the report icon to display related reports.

   For details on how to bind a report to alarms, see 5.7.1(2) Displaying a report associated with an alarm.

   A message indicating the health check status also appears.

   For details on each health check status, see 16.2.2 Checking operating statuses.

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