HP-UX System Administrator's Guide: Configuration Management

Table 10-9 Modify Alarm Fields (continued)
DescriptionField Name
The status of the alarm, one of the following:
on The alarm is active.
ringing The alarm has been triggered.
off The alarm is deactivated.
Alarm Status
The interval, in minutes, between polling of resource usage.Polling
Interval
The notification method: console, opcmsg, syslog, textlog, email, snmp,
tcp, udp.
Notification
Type
Supplementary information used by the notification method.Notification
Data
The comment field; some comment data is added automatically when alarms are
deactivated.
Comment
One of static, dynamic, or auto.
Tuning
Capability
3. The Modify Kernel Alarm page also displays the areas that you can change, as
shown in Table 10-10. The areas displayed depend on the capabilities of the alarm.
Enter your changes.
Table 10-10 Modify Alarm Change Options
DescriptionField Name
Enter the percentage at which the alarm should activate.Threshold
Check the boxes that determine when notifications are to be sent:
initial First polling at which resource usage exceeds threshold. Also sent
when the alarm is first added, activated, deactivated, or the system
reboots.
repeat Each polling at which resource usage exceeds the threshold. This can
lead to a large number of messages if the polling interval is small.
return First polling at which resource usage falls below threshold.
If no box is checked, the default event type, as set by kcalarm, is used.
Note: Selecting both initial and return will generate a notification whenever
the usage crosses above or below the threshold.
Event Type
Enter the time interval (in minutes) between polling.Polling
Interval
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