Medical Archive Solutions User Guide

HP Medical Archive

Alarms

NMS interface. Each alarm level has an associated color and icon. The

NMS alarms levels (from lowest to highest) are:

The “Unknown” alarm level is considered very severe if it is enabled

and detected, although it is the last level tested in the alarm monitor-

ing algorithm (Figure 15 on page 27). Most attributes do not enable

this level.

Each alarm level has its own icon and color. These icons and colors are

used throughout the NMS interface to save you time when analyzing a

critical grid situation. Alarm colors and icons accelerate alarm identifi-

cation and resolution by making the alarm source quickly visible on

the NMS interface. The System Status icon in the Header frame imme-

diately indicates the most serious alarm level of the grid. The icons on

the Network Map indicate the status of each location or node. You can

then follow the tree branch to the individual service to find the source

of the alarm.

Nodes display the alarm icon of the highest alarm state among their

hosted services (Figure 16). Note that each service retains its unique

icon, but the color changes to reflect its current alarm state. Component

icons and colors, however, remain unchanged regardless of the alarm

state.

Table 3: Alarm Levels and Indicators

Icon Color Level Meaning

Green Normal All functions are working normally.

Yellow Warning An unusual condition exists that does not affect

normal operation; most likely related to a component

being in a standby state.

Light

Orange

Minor Alert An abnormal condition exists that could affect opera-

tion in the future; should be investigated to prevent

escalation.

Dark

Orange

Major Alert An abnormal condition exists that is currently affecting

operation; requires prompt attention to prevent

escalation.

Red Critical A critical alert of an abnormal condition that has

stopped normal operation; should be addressed

immediately.

Blue Unknown /

Offline

An unknown condition exists that has stopped normal

operation. Requires immediate attention.