Users Guide

Alarms | Alarms, Events, and Automation
292 OMNM 6.5.3 User Guide
Ack Time =
Cleared By =
Date Cleared =
MIB Text = Monitor session was skipped due to resource
constraints. Typically, this implies one or more monitors should run
less frequently. This may also be caused by a large number of timeouts
which force executions to take longer to complete than normal.
Advisory Text =
Alarm Editor
The Alarm Editor window appears when you right-click an alarm and select Edit Alarm from the
Alarms Portlet .
You also have the option to edit the Event Definition (see
Using Extended Event Definitions on
page 341) or open the alarmed device’s Details panel (see
Connected Devices on page 191). The
Alarm Editor window contain the following type of information:
Information Type Provides
General Details Event Name—The event that triggered the alarm.
Date Opened—The date the alarm occurred.
Entity Name—The entity emitting this alarm (often within the Equipment).
Alarm State—The state of the alarm (Open/Closed).
Severity—The alarm severity indicated by the color of the leftmost icon. The
severity only has meaning for Alarms and Security Alarms. Informational Alarms get
a severity level of Indeterminate. Closed alarms appear without color. If you change
the severity, you may have to refresh the portlet after you save the changed alarm.