Sending Pages using AlarmPoint- Process Flow


The following diagram shows how a page is processed by the PATROL KM for Event Management. This process assumes the use of the enterprise notification software AlarmPoint. However, you can use any third-party paging software that has a command-line interface. The PATROL KM for Event Management rules associated with each step are shown:

Sending Pages using AlarmPoint Process

 

Step

Description

Rule

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1.

Alert occurs on remote agent (parameter exceeds defined threshold and enters WARN or ALARM state, generating PATROL standard event 11 or 39)

NA

2.

Notification processing occurs on the remote agent as previously discussed in E-mail Notification Process.


arsAction
arsCommand
msgText
blackoutPeriod
alertResetOnInit
alertResend
alertSystem
customTargets

3.

The NOTIFY_EVENT is sent to the notification server.

 

 

4.

The notification server process the REMOTE_NOTIFY_EVENT as previously discussed in E-mail Notification Process.

arsAction 
arsCommand 
blackoutPeriod
alertSystem 
customTargets

5.

The notification server runs the script that calls the AlarmPoint Java client.

 

6.

The AlarmPoint java client sends the paging request to the AlarmPoint server.

 

7.

The AlarmPoint server processes the paging request and sends the page request to the paging device. The paging device could be a paging server, the internet, or whatever your enterprise is using for paging.

 

8.

The paging device sends the page to the defined target.

 

 

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BMC PATROL for Event Management 2.9.00