Specifications

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Alarm Notification Manager
(SANM)
SPECTRUM Alarm Notification Manager (SANM) enhances the functionality of SANM-
enabled, 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 consideration 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 Windows NT uses the Task Scheduler (instead of the cron utility)
to schedule tasks, Windows NT users should make sure the following
requirements are met before using SANM’s Scheduler:
• The Windows NT and Windows 2000 Task Scheduler must be running
in order for the Scheduler to function. Set the Startup Type for the
Task Scheduler to “Automatic” so that the Task Scheduler is started
automatically whenever the computer is restarted.
• The Task Scheduler must also log on with the proper User Account. Be
sure to specify that the Task Scheduler logs on as a member of either
the Administrator’s group or the Backup Operator’s group. (Do not