Current Active Alarms Monitor (Service View)
The Current Active Alarms monitor shows any active alarm that has not yet been cleared. It is one of the four standard monitors available in Alarm mode. Current Active Alarms is a table that has four fields and appear by default. However, nine fields are available for selection. View Table 1 for a description of the table.
Table Column |
Description |
Shown in Summary by Default |
Shown in Detailed View by Default |
|---|---|---|---|
Name |
The alarm name. |
Yes |
Yes |
ID |
A system and sequentially-generated identification number. |
No |
No |
Assigned To |
If assigned to an individual, it shows the name of the person assigned; otherwise, it shows System to mark that the alarm is still unassigned. |
No |
Yes |
Severity |
The severity of the alarm. Severity levels are:
|
Yes |
Yes |
Service Name |
The name of the service for which the alarm was generated. |
Yes |
Yes |
Customer |
The name of the customer associated with the service for which the alarm was generated. |
Yes |
Yes |
Service Type |
The type or protocol of the service for which the alarm was generated. |
Yes |
Yes |
Entity ID |
The identification of the entity responsible for causing this alarm. The Entity ID is the key for correlation of events into an alarm. The Entity ID could be a MAC address of a radio or an IP address of the device. |
Yes |
Yes |
Source |
The IP address of the device or network element that generated the alarm. The SNMP agent is located at the source IP. In most cases, the source IP is the IP address of the switch or controller. |
No |
No |
Creation Date |
The date and time the alarm was first reported. |
No |
No |
Last Updated |
The date and time that the information for the alarm was last modified. |
Yes |
Yes |
Updated By |
Either the system or the last user who modified the alarm. |
No |
No |
Clicking the Details icon opens Alarm Details where you can sort and disposition alarms by state (Acknowledged, Clear, Active).