Specifications

SPECTRUM Software Release Notes Page 39
Alarm Notification Manager
(SANM)
SPECTRUM Alarm Notification Manager (SANM) enhances the functionality of
SANM-compatible, SPECTRUM-client applications that respond in various ways (e-
mail notifications, trouble tickets, etc.) to alarms generated by SPECTRUM. SANM’s
Policy Administrator, an alarm filter configuration tool, enables you to specify and
associate alarm notification policies with applications. A policy enables you to specify
the types of alarms you want an alarm-processing application to receive and to filter
out the alarms that you consider unimportant.
Considerations
You should be aware of the following considerations when using SANM:
1 When you define a new policy with the Policy Administrator, the policy
is saved to the initial SpectroSERVER. If this SpectroSERVER goes
down while you are defining a new policy, you cannot save the policy
or create any further policies.
Scheduler Requirements for Windows NT
Because NT uses the Schedule Service (instead of the cron utility) to
schedule tasks, NT users should make sure these additional
requirements are met before using SANM’s Scheduler:
• The NT Schedule Service must be running in order for the Scheduler to
function. Set the Startup Type for the Schedule Service to “Automatic”
so that the Schedule Service is started automatically whenever the
computer is restarted.
• The Schedule Service must also log on with the proper User Account.
Be sure to specify that the Schedule Service logs on as a member of
either the Administrator’s group or the Backup Operator’s group. (Do