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The Current Alarms window lists SBC alarms that have not been cleared.

 To View Current Alarms

On the SBC main screen, navigate to Monitoring → Dashboard → Alarms → Current Alarms or
Troubleshooting → Troubleshooting Tools → Alarms → Current Alarms

The Current Alarms window is displayed.

Current Alarms

The Current Alarm window displays the following fields:

Table 1: Current alarm Parameters

Parameter

Description

Severity

Specifies the level of severity. For more information on alarm severity, see Icons Reference.

Status

Specifies the status of the alarm.

Comments

Specifies any comments that were added to the alarm.

Time

The timestamp when the alarm occurred.

Description

A short, system-generated description of the event message.

Filters

You can filter the alarms to view only a subset of the current alarms. Filter options appear above their respective columns. 

Alarm Filters

  • Severity Filter: Displays only the alarms with the selected severity. Select All, Urgent, Major, Minor, or Info in the drop-down list. By default, the filter option is set to All.
  • Status Filter: Displays only the alarms with the selected status type. In the Cleared Alarm List, All and Cleared are equivalent. By default, the filter option is set to All.
  • Comments Filter: Comments filter displays alarms with any specific comment (if any). You should be aware of the alarm comment for which you are performing the filter.

  • Time/Date Range Filter: Displays all the alarms within a specified time or date duration. Click the calendar icon and select the date/time range for the alarms.

Date/Time Filter Control

  • Alarm Description Filter:  Enter a text string above the Description column to list only those alarms with descriptions that include the text string. The Description column includes system-generated messages.

After specifying a filter, you can refresh the list using the refresh icon below the filter options.

To Clear or Add a Comment to a Current Alarm

To edit a current alarm to change its status or to add a comment:

  1. Click the radio button next to the alarm entry. The Edit Alarm window is displayed. 

    Edit Alarm

  2. In the Status field, click an option to specify a new alarm status. The options are: Active, Acknowledged, and Cleared.
  3. In the Comments field, enter the comment that you want to appear in the Current Alarm List.
  4. Click Save.

To Clear Multiple Alarms

To clear multiple alarms from the Current Alarms List:

Click Clear All Alarms Shown to clear all of the alarms that currently appear in the window, or click Clear All Alarms in System to clear all alarms present in the SBC system, including those shown in the window.

Note

If the alarms table is filtered, the Clear All Alarms in System button changes to Clear All Filtered Alarms.

Enable Live Feed

Enabling Live Feed will cause the alarms list to periodically update automatically. If there are any new alarms when Live Feed is enabled, the alarm is listed in the table. If it is disabled, you have to refresh the table manually.