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5-16 ExtremeWare EPICenter Software Installation and User Guide
The EPICenter Alarm System
Figure 5-7: The New Alarm Definition window, Action definition
In this window you define the actions for the alarm—the functions that should be
performedwhenthealarmoccurs.Youcanhavethealarm performanyor alloftheactions
defined here.
The fields and buttons in this window are defined as follows:
•SoundAlert:Click the check box to have thealarm system play anaudible alert on the
client computer when the alarm occurs. The alarm will sound on all EPICenter clients
currently connected to the EPICenter server. The sound that is played will depend on
the severity level of the alarm.
The alert sound files are kept on the EPICenter server in the directory
<epicenter_installdir>\extreme, and are named according to the severity level
theyrepresent (
normal.wav, warning.wav andsoon).<epicenter_installdir> isthe
directory where EPICenter is installed, by default
epc3_1 in the Windows operating
environment, or
/opt/epc3_1 on a Solaris system.
• Email to: Click this check box to indicate that e-mail should be sent, then enter the
e-mail address(es) of the recipients for the e-mail. E-mail addresses in a list can be
separated by commas, semicolons, or spaces.
If this box is greyed out, you must first configure your e-mail settings. See
“Setting Up E-mail for the Alarm System” for details.