Active Alarm Details screen reference

The Active Alarms Details page displays detailed information about one alarm on the server, including the alarm corrective action. Access this page from the Active Alarms page (by selecting an alarm and then clicking the View button).

This table describes the Active Alarm Details screen fields and options:

Item

Description

Corrective Action Steps

To view a drop-down list containing the corrective action for the alarm, click the small right-pointing arrow at the left of the alarm name.

To correct the alarm condition, follow these steps. Once the alarm has been corrected, you can acknowledge the alarm to place it in Alarm History.

Alarm Name

The name of the alarm.

Last Triggered

The date and time and when the alarm was last raised (triggered). If there are multiple instances of an alarm, the latest trigger date and time of the alarm instance is displayed.

Details

The specific description of the alarm. This description is the most detailed information available about this specific instance of the alarm.

Priority

The default priority/severity of the alarm.

The default priority levels are listed here in order of their severity.

  • Major - Address these alarms immediately. If a major alarm is not addressed, the system fails either completely or partially.

  • Warning - Address these alarms in a timely manner. A Warning alarm indicates that the system is functioning, but likely not at an optimum level.

  • Minor - Review these alarms and take action if necessary. Minor alarms often indicate problems that are self-correcting, or that do not have a significant impact on system performance.

  • Information - These alarms provide important status information but do not require any action by the administrator.

Component

The component on the selected managed server Server that is managed by the Enterprise Manager application. or server role Entity that contains a logical, predefined set of components (system software or certified third-party software) deployed in the Data Center and Site Zones that provide specific functionality for the system. that triggered the alarm.

Refresh Rate

Shows the current setting for refresh rate in minutes. Choose 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, or 20 minutes as the automatic refresh rate. At these times, the EMA, or RM application updates the status of the alarms on the managed server. Default is 1. You can also click the Refresh icon Refresh icon to update alarms immediately, without waiting for the automatic refresh cycle.