Alarm Definitions

An alarm is a notification that is triggered by an abnormal event. Sun Management Center has two types of alarms:

• Predefined alarm conditions included in the software modules, such as notification when the CPU usage exceeds a certain percentage. These alarms are triggered by conditions outside of a preset range or by Sun Management Center rules. Default alarm conditions and rules are included in the modules. For some predefined alarms, you can change the threshold at which the alarm is triggered. In addition, you can modify the action to take when the alarm occurs and add information to the suggested fixes. For a list of Sun Management Center rules, see Appendix D, Sun Management Center Software Rules.

• User-defined alarm conditions. You define what causes an alarm to occur, what action to take, and a suggested fix, if desired.