Current Active Alarms Monitor

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 1: Current Active Alarms Monitor
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: Critical—A critical condition exists; immediate action is necessary. Major—A major error has occurred; escalate or notify as necessary. Minor—A minor error has occurred; notify or monitor the condition. Info—An informational message; no action is necessary.	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 an IP address of the device.	Yes	Yes
Reporting Device IP	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.	Yes	Yes
Reporting Device	The hostname or IP address of the reporting device.	Yes	Yes
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).

Current Active Alarms Monitor

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