Chapter 11 Alarm Monitoring and Management

11.3.2 Alarm Profile Buttons

Figure 11-5 Node View Alarm Profiles Window Showing the Default Profiles of Listed Alarms

11.3.2 Alarm Profile Buttons

The Alarm Profiles window has six buttons at the bottom. Table 11-8describes each of the alarm profile buttons.

Table 11-8

Alarm Profile Buttons

 

 

 

Button

 

Description

 

 

 

New

 

Adds a new alarm profile.

 

 

 

Load

 

Loads a profile to a node or a file.

 

 

 

Store

 

Saves profiles on a node (or nodes) or in a file.

 

 

 

Delete

 

Deletes profiles from a node.

 

 

 

Compare

 

Displays differences between alarm profiles (individual alarms that are not

 

 

configured equivalently between profiles).

 

 

 

Available

 

Displays all profiles available on each node.

 

 

 

Usage

 

Displays all entities (nodes and alarm subjects) present in the network and which

 

 

profiles contain the alarm (can be printed).

 

 

 

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ONS 15600 specifications

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