User Manual

"Select Sensors" display
Use this display to select the sensors on which you want to create an alarm threshold.
When you access this display from the Alarm Configuration menu Create
Thresholds option, all the sensors monitored by the StruxureWare Central server for the
selected threshold type are listed.
When you access this display from the right-click menu in the Navigation view of the
Alarm Configuration perspective, only the sensors for the selected device group or device
are listed.
You can click the column headers to sort the list in ascending or descending order.
Column Description
Sensor
Identifies the sensors that can be configured for
the threshold selected.
Current Reading
The most recent value reported by the sensor.
Hostname
Identifies a device by its hostname, or IP address
when no hostname is defined.
Unit of Measure
Defines the unit of measure for numeric sensors
only.
Device Type Identifies a device by its type, or by SNMP
Device, if the StruxureWare Central server
cannot determine the device type.
Device Model
Identifies a device by its model number, when
known.
Device Label
Identifies a device by its label, or IP address.
Parent Device <server_name> (StruxureWare Central) for
devices monitored by the StruxureWare
Central server.
"Create Sensor Threshold" display
Use this display to configure the settings for the identified threshold.
In addition to the settings provided, the display also identifies the name of the sensor
( Sensor Name), the type of sensor ( Sensor Type) and value currently read by the sensor
( Current Reading), and allows you to define a name for the threshold setting ( Threshold
Name). You can use the Threshold Scheduling button to access the Threshold
Schedule display to configure when the threshold alarm action will be active.
Note: When more than one sensor is selected, the name of the sensor is identified in the
display as <Multiple>, and value currently read by the sensor is identified as <Multiple
Values>.
Threshold settings :
Element Description
Threshold value
Define the criteria for the threshold.
Note: The available value fields will depend on
the type of numerical or state threshold selected.
Enabled
Select to enable the threshold, if it is disabled.
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