3-6Compaq Console Management Controller User Guide

Alert Handling

An alert triggers an action as configured in the software. Possible actions, based on an alert, are identified below. Each alert can trigger any or all of these actions.

Audible alarm

Activate relay #1

Activate relay #2

Send a Microsoft Windows message to monitoring computer

Send an alert via e-mail

Send an alert via pager

Examples:

Intrusion alert on Door #1 activates an audible alarm and pages the system administrator.

Voltage out of specification pages the system administrator.

IMPORTANT: For more information regarding enabling and disabling alarms, see Chapter 4, “Software.”