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Filter Alarms

To filter alarms go to Fault menu and click on Filter Alarms. The Filter Alarms page is displayed.

Filter Alarms

  1. Do one of the following:
  2. To save the filtering criteria, do the following steps:
    1. Enter a Filter name in the text box provided and then click Save. Filter <'Filter name'> is saved successfully message is displayed.
    2. Click Close to close the Filter Alarms window. The alarm filter is saved and displayed under Saved Filters pane.
    3. Select the saved filter and then go to step 4.
  3. Click Apply Filter. Manage Alarms page will be displayed with a list of filtered alarms.

Filter Alarms parameters

Parameter

Description

Filter Alarms

Partition Label

Select a partition from the available options for which the alarms need to be filtered.

NOTE: Selection of one Partition Label from the displayed options is must while adding nodes in order to filter alarms.

Node Name/IP Address

Enter the node name in the text box provided or select the IP Address check box and then enter the IP Address of the node.

After entering the node name/IP address, click (Add Node to Alarm filter) to add the node for filtering the associated alarms. To add multiple nodes, enter the desired node name/IP address and click Add Node to Alarm filter button again. You can use (Delete Node from Selected Nodes) button to delete the node name/IP address entered.

NOTE: Before adding the node, ensure that you have selected a partition label (only one selection allowed).

Object Labels

To filter alarms based on object on which it was raised, enter the text within asterisks * i.e. *Object Label*.

Description

Enter the description of the alarm in the text box provided as a filtering criteria within asterisks * i.e. *Description*.

Source Time

Click the calendar icon and select date and time range (From and To) to filter the alarms.

'From' date cannot be greater than 'To' date; both 'From' and 'To' dates cannot be greater than current date.

Probable Cause

Select the probable cause of the alarm from the available options as a filtering criteria.

Acknowledged By

Enter the 'acknowledgment by' user name as a filtering criteria within asterisks * i.e. *Acknowledged By*.

Severity

To filter the alarms based on severity, select the desired check box(s) from the options available namely Warning, Major, Minor, and Critical.

Enable Audio Alarm

Select the check box to enable the audio alarms monitoring.

Filter name

Provide a filter name to save the filtering criteria selected/entered.

clear all

Click the link to reset the parameters on Filter Alarms pane to default values.

Saved Filters

List of <Filter name> saved by user

Displays the filter names saved. Click the desired filter name to display the filtering criteria under Filter Alarms pane on left hand side and to apply that filter.

Delete

Click the button to delete the selected filter name.

Delete Saved Filters

Perform the following steps to delete the filters displayed under Saved Filters pane:

  1. On Filter Alarms page, under Saved Filters pane, select the filter name(s) desired to be deleted. Delete button will get activated.
  2. Click Delete. Delete Filter window is displayed with a message Do you want to delete the selected filters ?.
  3. Click OK. Selected Filters are successfully deleted message is displayed.
  4. Click Close to exit the window.

Enable audio alarms

You can enable audio alert for any new alarms raised. This feature is provided in the Filter Alarms menu.

Perform the following steps to enable the audio alarms monitoring:

  1. Click Fault > Filter Alarms option. Filter Alarms page is displayed.
  2. Select Probable Cause of alarm from the options displayed. Any new alarm based on the probable cause selected will be considered for monitoring.
  3. Select Enable Audio Alarm check box.
  4. Click Apply Filter.

See also

Faults

Manage alarms

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