HP Medical Archive Solution Red, Icon, Dark, Blue, Color, Level, Green, Light, color, Normal, Yellow, Orange, Orange, Meaning, Warning, Unknown, Offline, retains, Critical, escalation

Alarms

NMS interface. Each alarm level has an associated color and icon. The NMS alarms levels (from lowest to highest) are:

Table 3: Alarm Levels and Indicators

Icon	Color	Level	Meaning
	Green	Normal	All functions are working normally.
	Yellow	Warning	An unusual condition exists that does not affect
			normal operation; most likely related to a component
			being in a standby state.
	Light	Minor Alert	An abnormal condition exists that could affect opera-
	Orange		tion in the future; should be investigated to prevent
			escalation.
	Dark	Major Alert	An abnormal condition exists that is currently affecting
	Orange		operation; requires prompt attention to prevent
			escalation.
	Red	Critical	A critical alert of an abnormal condition that has
			stopped normal operation; should be addressed
			immediately.
	Blue	Unknown /	An unknown condition exists that has stopped normal
		Offline	operation. Requires immediate attention.

The “Unknown” alarm level is considered very severe if it is enabled and detected, although it is the last level tested in the alarm monitoring algorithm (Figure 15 on page 27). Most attributes do not enable this level.

Each alarm level has its own icon and color. These icons and colors are used throughout the NMS interface to save you time when analyzing a critical grid situation. Alarm colors and icons accelerate alarm identifi-

cation and resolution by making the alarm source quickly visible on the NMS interface. The System Status icon in the Header frame imme-

diately indicates the most serious alarm level of the grid. The icons on the Network Map indicate the status of each location or node. You can then follow the tree branch to the individual service to find the source of the alarm.

Nodes display the alarm icon of the highest alarm state among their hosted services (Figure 16). Note that each service retains its unique icon, but the color changes to reflect its current alarm state. Component icons and colors, however, remain unchanged regardless of the alarm state.

29

HP Medical Archive