Owner's Manual

Alarms 801

Alarms

Alarms Overview

The Alarm screen lets you manage alarms and notifications (alarms are typically a subset of

notifications or events). It displays information about, and lets you acknowledge, received alarms or

events. This screen also provide tools that help operators diagnose and correct alarms. Select

File -

> Open -> Event Services -> Alarms

from the menu or the Navigation Pane to display Alarms.

CAUTION:

While there is no theoretical limit to the number of active alarms, you can optimize application

performance by keeping less than 100,000 active alarms with database aging policies. (See Chapter 25,

DB Aging, specifically Alarm DAP Parameters on page 719, for more about that capability).

Event History lets you view all notifications, not just the alarm subset. See Event History on page

832.

Alarms

The Alarm screens display real time updates of new Alarms entering the system, or alarms created

from the window launch time or change of view time. It can include the Alarm Severity and Count

panel at the top of the screen, the

Alarm Manager

panel to display and manage events and alarms,

and the

Alarm Details

panels in the lowest part of this screen that displays details about the alarm

selected in the

Manager

panel.