OSM Service Connection User's Guide (G06.32+)

Viewing the Alarms Dialog Box
To reach this dialog box, either:
• Right-click any object in the tree pane or view panes and select Alarms.
• Highlight any object in the tree pane or view panes and select Alarms from the Display menu.
The Alarms dialog box displays the alarms associated with a selected resource.You can select individual alarms for
the resource and display detailed information and available repair actions or act on those alarms.To view a summary
of alarms for the entire system, see Viewing a Summary of Alarms.
The Alarms dialog box provides this information about the selected alarm:
• Alarm severity
The Severity column contains a colored icon corresponding to the severity of the alarm. Red icons represent
Critical and Major alarms.Yellow icons represent Minor, Warning, and Indeterminate alarms. See Alarm Severity.
• Time and date the alarm occurred
• Description of the alarm, including the probable cause
• The type of alarm
• Whether the alarm is dialed out to your service provider (assuming your system console is configured to dial
out)
You can also view alarms for a selected resource without opening the Alarms dialog box as explained in Viewing the
Alarms Tab.
To display detailed information for an alarm:
Highlight the alarm and then click Detail. See also Viewing Alarm Details.
To act on an alarm:
Highlight the alarm and click:
• Delete
• Suppress
• Unsuppress
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