Medical Archive Solutions User Guide

HPMA User Guide

HP Medical Archive

For information on how to customize the alarm notification settings,

see “Alarm Configuration” on page 153.

Indicators and Propagation

Alarms are generated at the attribute level of the grid. When an issue is

detected, the alarm is propagated up through the grid hierarchy. The

associated attribute, component, service, and node information on the

NMS are all changed to reflect the alarm state. As a result, you can

view the general alarm state at the grid level, then drill down through

the service components to locate the specific details. (See

Figure 16: “Sample Alarm Indicator Propagation” on page 30.)

Each individual service reflects the highest alarm state of its compo-

nents. If more than one alarm exists on a node, the node always reflects

the highest and most serious alarm level (see “Alarm Levels and Indi-

cators” below). Locations (Site A and Site B) display the highest alarm

level of the nodes on that branch.

Refer to Figure 16 on page 30 for an example. One node’s SSM indi-

cates a minor alarm state while its LDR indicates an unknown state.

That node icon displays the unknown alarm state (the higher alarm

level). Another node in the same group shows a major alarm on the

AMS service. The group location propagates the “unknown” alarm

indicator. The color and icon of each service, node, and location

reflects its highest alarm state along its branch of the Navigation Tree.

Alarm Levels and Indicators

NMS alarms are organized into a hierarchy of levels. The hierarchy

reflects the seriousness of a grid issue. There are six alarm levels in the

CAUTION

Alarm settings are enabled as part of your installation. Changes

to alarm settings should not be made for simple convenience;

this may conceal underlying problems that should be resolved.

If you find an alarm is persistent, discuss the situation with HP

technical support before making changes.