Managing Systems and Workgroups: A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators

Configuring a System
Reconfiguring the Kernel (HP-UX 11i Version 2)
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Changing Alarm Values with kcweb
To change the value of an alarm for a tunable, execute the following
steps:
Step 1. Select the alarms menu item in the navigation column. The alarms pane
is displayed, which lists all the alarms that are currently configured on
your system.
Step 2. Select an alarm that you wish to modify by choosing the icon or the
modify… button.
present usage indicates the percentage of resource being consumed at the
previous polling
event type indicates the event notification to be used
polling interval indicates the time interval between polling
notification indicates the method used to notify about alarm triggering
notification data indicates supplementary information used by the notification
method (not present if the notification method does not require it)
notification port indicates the port to communicate notification on (not present if not
required by the notification method)
comment indicates the comment field, some comment data is added
automatically when alarms are deactivated
Table 3-18 kcweb alarms detail Fields (Continued)
Field Name Description