Displaying alarm evaluation status

You can display alarm evaluation status by using the AMSTATUS, AMSTADET, and AESTATUS views.

You can perform the following tasks on any of the alarm evaluation status views:

  • Disable individual alarm definitions with the Disable line command.
  • Enable individual alarm definitions with the Enable line command.
  • Disable an entire alarm group with the GDisable line command.
  • Enable an entire alarm group with the GEnable line command.
  • Change an alarm evaluation frequency by over typing the current frequency field and pressing Enter.
  • Display error messages for an alarm definition with an InError administrative status by putting your cursor on the InError status and pressing Enter.

Related topic

Working-with-individual-alarm-definitions

To display the AMSTATUS view

Use the AMSTATUS view to display the status of alarm definitions currently being evaluated for all target systems. The AMSTATUS view provides one place to see the alarm name, location, status, metrics being monitored, threshold conditions, persistency check, last modifying user and date, and WTO option for an alarm.

  1. On the EZALARMS menu, in the Status and Performance area, select Alarm Status Detail.

     07JUN2018  13:14:07 ------ BMC AMI Ops WINDOW INTERFACE (Vv.r.mm) ----------------
     COMMAND  ===>                                                 SCROLL ===> CSR  
     CURR WIN ===> 1        ALT WIN ===>                                            
    >W1 =AMSTATUS==========SJSC=====*========07JUN2018==13:14:07====PLEXMGR==D====3
     CM Alarm            SSI      Alarm        Admin                      Alm ASET  
    -- Definition------ System   Group------- Status-- Description------ Frq Id--  
        LOOPK01          SJSC     ###LOOPCSJSC Active   Loop Check Profil  60 @0003
        JCPU             SJSC     DEFAULT      Active   Interval job CPU   60 @0001
        PLEX             SJSC     DEFAULT      Active   List of all Servi  60 @0002                                                                      

To display the AMSTADET view

Use the AMSTADET view to display the detailed status of an alarm definition currently being evaluated for all target systems.

  1. On the AMSTATUS view, hyperlink from the Alarm Definition column.

    06/07/18   14:13:49 ------------------------------ BMC AMI Ops WINDOW INTERFACE (Vv.r.mm)
    COMMAND  ===>                                                                         
    CURR WIN ===> 1        ALT WIN ===>                                                   
    >W1 =AMSTATUS=AMSTADET=SJSC=====*========06/07/18===14:13:13====PLEXMGR==D====1=======
      AlarmDef........                   Alarm Target                                     
       Name........... PLEX              Context..... SJSC                                
       Group.......... DEFAULT           Product..... PLEXMGR                             
       Status......... Active            View........ PLEX                                
       Description.... List of all Service Points                                         
       Frequency...... 60                                                                 
       AlarmSet Id.... @0002            Filters......                                     
                                         Parameters.. (APPLID = *) AND (CONTEXT = *)      
      Messages........                   Column......                                     
       Start Msg ID... PLEXS00           Where....... AREA = 'AUTOMATN'                   
       End   Msg ID... PLEXE00           QWhere......                                     
       Start Msg Total 3                                                                  
       End   Msg Total 0                 Metrics.....                                     
       WTO option..... N                 Metric 1.... STATUS(Status)                      
       SSI Mode....... NO                Metric 2....                                     
                                         Metric 3....                                     
       Persistence....                   Metric 4....                                     
       Total Sample #. 1                 Metric 5....                                     
       Info........... 1                                                                  
       Warning........ 1                Evaluations..                                     
       Minor.......... 1                 Info........                                     
       Major.......... 1                                                                  
       Critical....... 1                                                                  
                                         Warning.....                                     
       AlarmDef Change                                                                    
       UserID......... BOLDBS1                                                            
       Date........... 2018/04/21        Minor....... (STATUS = *)                        
       Time........... 04:51:46                                                           
                                                                                         
                                         Major....... (STATUS = LA*)                      
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
                                         Critical.... (STATUS = ACTIVE)  

To display the AESTATUS view

Use the AESTATUS view to display the status of alarm definitions currently being evaluated on a particular target system:

  1. Open the AESTATUS view by doing one of the following actions:

    • On the EZALARMS menu, in the Status and Performance area, select Alarm Evaluator Status.
    • On an alarm definition list view, hyperlink from the Admin Status column.
    >W1 =AESTATUS==========CXTSTW===*========17MAY2005==18:42:43====PLEXMGR==D===11
    CM Alarm    Alarm      Admin                           AlarmEval AlarmSet      
    -- Group--- Definition Status-- Description----------- Frequency Id------ Conte
       ABCD     DIAGALAN   NoTarg   Alarm Manager test dat        60 @0005    SJSCL
       ABCD2    DIAGALAN   NoTarg   Alarm Manager test dat        60 @0005    SJSCL
       ALAN_GRO DIAGALAN   NoTarg   Alarm Manager test dat        60 @0005    SJSCL
       CXTSTW   DIAG001    Active   Testing Value One             60 @0001    CXTST
       CXTSTW   DIAG002    Active   Testing Value Two             60 @0001    CXTST
       CXTSTW   DIAG003    Active   Testing Value Three           60 @0001    CXTST
       DEFAULT  CASDEF     NoTarg   CAS System Definition         60 @0002    SJSCL
       DEFAULT  DIAGATS2   NoTarg   Alarm Manager test dat        60 @0005    SJSCL
       DEFAULT  HSUSER     NoTarg   List of all Servers          120 @0003    SJSCL
       DEFAULT  KCDIAG012  NoTarg   Testing Value One             30 @0004    SCLG8
       PSJSC    PLEX102    NoTarg   List of all Service Po       120 @0006    SJSC

 

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