Dell OpenManage Network Manager Quick Start Guide 5.2 - Page 15

Alarms, Acknowledge Alarm, Assign User, Clear Alarm

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• Excessive interface errors When you receive an alarm you can take any of the following action on the alarm itself, or the target of the alarm: • Assign User • Acknowledge Alarm • Unacknowledge Alarm • Clear Alarm • Show Performance Follow these steps to get started: 1 Click to go to the Alarms page from the default screens. 2 In the Alarms portlet, click on an Alarm of interest. Tip If your Alarms portlet displays a graph of different alarm types, clicking on s particular alarm severity filters the list below to only display that severity. Click again to undo the filter effect. 3 Right-click on the selected alarm, and then click Acknowledge Alarm to take ownership of the alarm. 4 Right-click then click Assign User to select a user owner for the alarm. 5 Right-click then click Clear Alarm to remove the alarm from list. 6 Click the plus (+) in the upper right corner of the Alarms portlet to go into Expanded mode where you can view more details about an alarm. 13

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Excessive interface errors
When you receive an alarm you can take any of the following action on the alarm itself, or the
target of the alarm:
Assign User
Acknowledge Alarm
Unacknowledge Alarm
Clear Alarm
Show Performance
Follow these steps to get started:
1
Click to go to the
Alarms
page from the default screens.
2
In the Alarms portlet, click on an Alarm of interest.
Tip
If your Alarms portlet displays a graph of different alarm types, clicking on s particular alarm severity
filters the list below to only display that severity. Click again to undo the filter effect.
3
Right-click on the selected alarm, and then click
Acknowledge Alarm
to take ownership of the
alarm.
4
Right-click then click
Assign User
to select a user owner for the alarm.
5
Right-click then click
Clear Alarm
to remove the alarm from list.
6
Click the plus (+) in the upper right corner of the Alarms portlet to go into Expanded mode
where you can view more details about an alarm.