System Events and Alarms


The System Events and Alarms window displays event and alarm history. Events are defined as conditions within the unit that indicate:

Alarms are a subset of events reported by the unit to indicate:

The Alarms and Events window allows a user to set display options for alarm and event reporting.

The most recent alarms and events are added to the bottom of the display.

Alarms are color coded according to severity.

The fields are described in the table below.

Field / Section

Description

Display Selection

Click the Display Selection drop-down boxes to set event and alarm viewing preferences. Click Select after making selections.

System Alarm and Events

 

AID

The Access Identifier (AID) indicates where an alarm occurred

Alarm

Indicates the alarm number

Level

Indicates the severity of an alarm when it is first logged. Levels include: CRITICAL, MAJOR, MINOR, IGNORE, REPORT, NA, and OK.

Service Affecting

Indicates whether an alarm response message affects service. YES indicates service affecting, NO indicates non-service affecting.

Date Time

Indicates the date and time of occurrence

Description

Provides a description of each alarm indicated