To view all the alarms on the network, in the View List tree, click Fault Management and then click Alarms. An example of the Alarms view is displayed below:
The fields and buttons at the top are:
Field / Button | Description |
|---|---|
Total | The total number of alarms on the system. |
Displaying | The range of alarms currently being displayed. |
Page Length | Sets the number of alarms that are simultaneously displayed on a page; the default is 25. |
 | Displays the first page. |
 | Displays the previous page. |
 | Displays the next page. |
 | Displays the last page. |
The columns are:
Column | Description |
|---|---|
Owner | If the alarm has been acknowledged, this field displays the owner. If an alarm is not acknowledged or was unacknowledged, this field is blank. |
| Severity |  |
Alarm | The alarm type. |
Time Stamp | The time that the alarm was last modified. The format is configurable. |
Category | Indicates which of the categories listed in the Alarm Summary panel in the lower right of the main window is applicable to this alarm. |
Name | The name of the device having the alarm. |
IP Address | The IP address of the device. |
Type | The device type. |
Failure Object | An event identified as an alarm condition. |
You can sort the list as follows:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
To sort by a column | Click the column header. A blue arrow is displayed in the header indicating whether the sort is ascending or descending. |
To toggle the order | Click the column header again to toggle from ascending to descending. |
To sort only the data currently displayed in the Active Window | Holding the CTRL key, click the column header. A green arrow is displayed in the header indicating whether the sort is ascending or descending. |
The columns in the alarms viewer can be reordered for easier viewing:
- Click the header of the column you wish to move.
- Drag the column to its new position.
- To perform an operation on an event, including specifying which columns are displayed, right-click the <alarm> to display the pop-up menu.