HP Medical Archive Solution manual Notifications, Alarm Monitoring Algorithm

Alarms

When an alarm condition is found to be true, that level is checked against the current alarm level for the attribute. If there is no change, then no further action is taken.

Start

For

Level

= 5 to 0

Level

enabled?

No

Next Level

Levels:

5 = Critical

4 = Major

3 = Minor

2 = Warning

1 = Normal

0 = Unknown

	Level		Level =
	condition
Yes		Yes	Current?	Yes
	true?
	No		No
			Set
			Current = Level
			End

Figure 15: Alarm Monitoring Algorithm

Only if a new alarm level is detected is there a change in the alarm level reported. This automatically clears alarms when conditions return to the “Normal” level.

If an alarm level changes, the current alarm level is set and propagated up the network hierarchy as needed.

Notifications

All alarms provide indicators for informational purposes that you can check on a routine basis. The NMS is pre-configured with a default set of alarms and notification settings. You can easily customize these settings to reflect your company’s network monitoring methodology.

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