Working with Alarm Management parameter files

An alarm parameter file also determines whether the product should perform the following actions:

• Start the Alarm Management in the CAS.
• List the names of the active alarm definitions during the Alarm Management initialization.
• (BMC.AMIOPS.SPE2301) Enable the extended Where and QWhere filters in the alarm definition dialog.                
• (Not for SPE2301) Write the names of the alarm definitions being activated to the console during Alarm Management initialization.
• The names of the groups to be automatically processed when Alarm Management is started in the CAS. System symbols can be used in the specification of group names.

In the ALPARML view, you can perform the following alarm parameter file actions:

• Add a new alarm parameter file.
• Change an alarm parameter file.
• Delete an alarm parameter file.
• Display the content of an alarm parameter file.
• Deploy an alarm parameter file. 

To add an alarm parameter file

1. From the EZALARMS menu, select Alarm Parameters under Other. The ALPARML view displays a list of the alarm parameter files sorted by name:

   ddmmmyyyy  hh:mm:ss ------ BMC AMI Ops WINDOW INTERFACE (Vv.r.mm) ----------------
   COMMAND  ===>                                                 SCROLL ===> PAGE
   CURR WIN ===> 1        ALT WIN ===>                                             
   >W1 =ALPARML===========CXTSTW===*========ddmmmyyyy==hh:mm:ss====PLEXMGR==D====7
   CMD ParmFile Description                              Modified Modified        
   --- Name---- -----------                              by------ YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM
       ALPRM01  Test Parameter File 1                    BITKCY4  2005/04/26 17:57
       ALPRM02  Test Parameter File 2                    RDAPQF   2005/05/19 14:20
       ALPRM03  Test Parameter File 3                    BITKCY3  2004/11/04 15:53
       ALPRM04  Test Parameter File 4                    BITKCY3  2004/11/04 17:12
       ALPRM05  Test Parameter File 5                    BITKCY4  2005/04/26 18:11
       ALPRM06  Test Parameter File 6                    BITKCY4  2005/04/26 16:41
       ALPRM07  Test Parameter File 7                    BITKCY4  2005/04/26 18:10

2. Type A in the CMD column or enter ADD on the command line, and press Enter to open the Add a New Alarm Parameter File panel.

   Tip

   • To create a parameter file that is based on the contents of an existing parameter file, use the A line command on the line of the model parameter file.
   • To create a new parameter file from scratch, use the ADD line command.

   (BMC.AMIOPS.SPE2301)

                         Add a New Alarm Parameter File
   COMMAND ===>                                              SCROLL ===> CSR   
                                                                                
                                                                                
    Alarm Parameter Name:       ________                                       
    Start Alarm Mgmt in CAS:    Yes       (Yes or No)                          
    List Alarm Definitions:     Yes       (Yes or No)                          
    Use Extended Where Filters: No        (Yes or No)                          
    Description:                Enter description here                         
                                                                                
   Groups to Activate at Initialization                                        
   Type group name(s) or type ? and press Enter for list                       
                                                                               
    ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________        
    ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________        
    ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________        
    ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________        
    ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________        
                                                                               
   END to create the parm file                                                 
   CANCEL to return to the ALPARML view                                        
   ENTER to refresh data                                                       
   HELP to view related help                                                   

3. Specify the required information for your alarm parameter file: 

   Important

   You must enter the correct input of uppercase letters (Yes or No) as the system is case-sensitive.

   Field	Description
   Alarm Parameter Name	Name of the alarm parameter
   Start Alarm Mgmt in CAS (Yes or No)	Whether to start Alarm Management in the CAS
   (BMC.AMIOPS.SPE2301) Use Extended Where Filters (Yes or No)	Whether to enable the extended Where and QWhere filters in the alarm definition
   List Alarm Definitions (Yes or No)	Whether to list alarm definitions in the Alarm Definition view. The default value is No.
   Description	Brief description of the alarm
   Groups to Activate at Initialization	Name of the groups to activate at initialization You can type the group names, or you can type ? and press Enter to see a list of existing alarm groups. For more information, see Step 4. If you specify the name of a group that doesn't exist, message BBMAPA25 instructs you to correct the group name.

4. If you have specified ? for Groups to Activate at Initialization, perform the following steps:
   

   1. On the Select Alarm Group for Auto Activation panel, enter S next to the alarm groups that you want to activate at initialization. 

                        Select Alarm Group for Auto Activation  
      COMMAND ===>                                              SCROLL ===> CSR   
                                                                          MORE: +  
      Set the alarm group from the list of existing alarm groups                  
                                                                                  
      Select one or more alarm groups (in TSO use line command S)                 
                                                                                 
        Alarm Group                                                               
        ------------------------                                                 
      S DEFAULT                                                                   
      S GRPCICS                                                                   
      _ GRPDB2                                                                    
      S GRPIMS                                                                    
      _ GRPMQS                                                                    
      _ GRPMVS                                                                    
                                                                                  
      END to select the groups and return                                          
      CANcel to exit without selecting the groups                                  
      HELP to go to help                                                           

      Tip

      To view a description of the fields on the panel, press F1 or enter HELP on the command line and Enter.

   2. Press End.
      The Add a New Alarm Parameter File dialog box is displayed with the selected group names.
5. Press End.

To edit an alarm parameter file

1. From the EZALARMS menu, select Alarm Parameters under Other.
2. In the ALPARML view, enter C in the CMD column of the parameter file that you want to edit.
3. Press Enter.
4. In the Update Alarm Parameter File dialog box, specify the required information for your alarm parameter file, and press End to save the changes to your parameter file.

To delete an alarm parameter file

1. From the EZALARMS menu, select Alarm Parameters under Other.
2. In the ALPMARML view, enter D in the CMD column of the parameter file that you want to delete.
3. Press Enter.
4. In the Delete Alarm Parm File Confirmation dialog box, enter End to confirm the deletion of the alarm parameter file.

To display alarm parameter file changes

The Logger records changes to the alarm parameter files.

From the EZALARMS menu, select Alarm Param Actions under Activity Log to open the APMODLOG view.

To deploy an alarm parameter file

1. From the EZALARMS menu, select Alarm Parameters under Other.
2. In the ALPARML view, enter T in the CMD column of one or more parameter files that you want to deploy.
3. Enter the DEPloy primary command on the command line.
4. Press Enter.
5. Complete the deployment wizard. For more information, see Using-the-alarm-deployment-feature.
   The deployment process starts and the DEPYMNT view displays the status of the request.