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Getting Information about an Alarm

If you're monitoring alarm instances and have a question about a particular alarm or alarm state, you can easily obtain information about the purpose of the alarm and what states are defined.

 
  To get this information:

1. From the NerveCenter Client's Admin menu, choose Alarm Definition List.

   The Alarm Definition List window is displayed.

   Alarm Definition List Window

   

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2. Select the alarm you're interested in.

   The Notes button is enabled.

3. Select the Notes button.

   The Alarm Notes and Associations dialog displays.

   Alarm Notes and Associations Dialog

   

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   These notes should include the following information:

   • A list of states and their severities
   • A list of transitions and the objects that can trigger those transitions
   • A list of the actions associated with each transition
   • A brief description of the purpose of the alarm
   • A description of each state in the alarm
   • Information about other alarms that are part of the same behavior model

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     Note    If you need further information about an alarm, you can look at its definition. To view this definition, select the alarm in the Alarm Definition List window and then select the Open button.

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