HP XP Performance Advisor Software - Manual (Page 79)

5. Click Apply Action to apply the attributes of the template to the new alarm.
6. Click Commit/Refresh to save your changes to the database.
Enabling an alarm
To enable an alarm, complete the following steps:
1. Select the row(s) that you want to configure for the alarm(s).
2. Select the Enable Alarm checkbox.
3. In the Apply Action drop-down menu, select Enable/Disable alarm on selected items.
4. Click Apply Action. An asterisk (*) in the Mod column indicates that modifications are made to
the highlighted item.
5. Click Commit/Refresh to apply your changes to the database. YES in the Active column indicates
that the alarm is now active for that metric category.
After the alarm is enabled, you can configure several aspects for the alarm, such as establishing the
threshold level or specifying the destination for the alarm when it is dispatched.
Setting threshold levels
You can designate the threshold level (or performance metric data value [1, 2, or 3]) at which an alarm
becomes active. Whenever you change threshold levels, new events appear in the Event Log screen,
where you can view the threshold level and the time when the event was posted and updated. The
higher the threshold level, the more critical the event.
To set the threshold level, complete the following steps:
1. Select the row(s) that you want to configure for the alarm.
2. In the Apply Action drop-down menu, click Change threshold levels on selected items.
3. Enter the levels you want in the Threshold Levels [1, 2, 3] fields.
4. Click Apply Action.
5. Click Commit/Refresh to commit your changes to the database.
Changing the threshold level for dispatching alarms
To change the threshold level for dispatching alarms, complete the following steps:
1. Select the row(s) that you want to configure for the alarm.
2. In the Apply Action drop-down menu, click Change dispatch level on selected items.
3. In the Dispatch at Level drop-down menu, select 1, 2, or 3.
4. Click Apply Action.
5. Click Commit/Refresh to commit your changes to the database.
Establishing alarm notifications
To select the destination for your alarm notifications, complete the following steps:
1. Select the row(s) that you want to configure for the alarm.
2. In the Apply Action drop-down menu, click one of the following:
• Change email destination on selected items
Change SNMP destination on selected items
Change script file on selected items
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