6.6.3 Stopping monitoring with an alarm

You can temporarily stop and then start monitoring with an alarm without unbinding the alarm from the monitoring agent.

If you want to not only stop monitoring but also unbind the alarm definition from the monitoring agent, see 6.6.1(2)(b) Unbinding an alarm table bound to a monitoring agent.

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

   You must log on as a user with administrator user permissions.

2. In the navigation frame of the main window, select the Alarms tab.

3. In the navigation frame of the Alarms window, select the alarm tables to stop monitoring from the monitoring agent folder.

   The selected alarm table is marked with a checkmark.

4. In the method frame, select Activate.

5. Change the Activate setting in the Activate window.

   Deselect Activate for the alarm for which monitoring is to stop.

   Tip

   You can search for an alarm by entering a search string in the text box and clicking Filter. By clicking Select all or Unselect all, you can select or clear the Activate check boxes for every alarm table.

6. Click the OK button.

   The monitoring with the alarm stops.

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