User`s guide
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Alarm Configuration
7.2. The Circuit Breaker Open Alarm (RSM-8R8 Units Only)
The Circuit Breaker Alarm can provide notification when one of the RSM-8R8's circuit
breakers is open.
Notes:
• TheCircuitBreakerOpenAlarmisonlyavailableonRSM-8R8-1and
RSM-8R8-2units.
• InorderforthisalarmtoprovidenotificationviaEmail,communication
parametersmustfirstbedefinedasdescribedinSection5.9.11.
• InorderforthisalarmtoprovidenotificationviaSyslogMessage,Syslog
parametersmustfirstbedefinedandSyslogMessagesenabledasdescribed
inSection5.9.2andSection11.
• InorderforthisalarmtoprovidenotificationviaSNMPTrap,SNMP
parametersmustfirstbedefined,andSNMPTrapsenabledasdescribedin
Section5.9.7andSection12.
To configure the Circuit Breaker Alarm, you must access the RSM-8R8command mode
using a password that permits Administrator Level commands. The Circuit Breaker
Open Alarm Configuration Menu offers the following parameters:
• TriggerEnable: Enables/Disables the trigger for this alarm. When Disabled, this
alarm will be suppressed. (Default = On.)
Notes:
• Tocancelanalarmwithoutcorrectingtheconditionthatcausedthealarm,
simplytoggletheTriggerEnableparameterOffandthenbackOnagain.
• TheTriggerEnable,NotifyonClear,EmailMessageandAddress1,2and3
Parametersallinclude"CopytoAllTriggers"optionsthatallowyoutoenable/
disablethecorrespondingparameterforallTSM/RSMalarms.Forexample,
iftheLostCommunicationAlarm'sTriggerEnableparameterissetto"On
(CopytoAllTriggers),thenallotherTSM/RSMalarmswillalsobeenabled.
• ResendDelay: Determines how long the RSM-8R8will wait to resend an email
message generated by this alarm. (Default = 60 Minutes.)
• NotifyUponClear: When this item is enabled, the RSM-8R8will send additional
notification when the situation that caused the alarm has been corrected. For
example, when Notify Upon Clear is enabled, the unit can send initial notification
when it detects an open circuit breaker, and then send a second notification when it
determines that the circuit breaker has been closed. (Default = On.)
• EmailMessage: Enables/Disables email notification for this alarm. (Default = On.)
• Address1,2,and3: These parameters are used to select which of the three email
addresses defined via the "Email Messages" menu (see Section 5.9.11) will receive
the email alarm notification messages generated by this alarm. The Address
parameters can be used to select one, or any combination of the addresses defined
via the Email Messages menu. (Default = All On.)
Note:IfEmailaddresseshavebeenpreviouslydefined,thenthetextunderthe
parameterswilllistthecurrent,userselectedemailaddresses.
• Subject: This parameter is used to define the text that will appear in the "Subject"
field for all email notification messages generated by this alarm. (Default = "Alarm:
Circuit Breaker Open")