This section of the document provides information to help you understand why an alarm occurred and a recovery procedure to help correct the condition that caused the alarm.
The information provided about each alarm may include:
- Alarm Type: the type of alarm that has occurred. For a list of alarm types see Table 3-2.
- Description: describes the reason for the alarm
- Severity: the severity of the alarm
- Instance: where the alarm occurred, for example, GUI, <process name>, IP address, <server name>
Note:
The value in the Instance field can vary, depending on the process generating the alarm.
- HA Score: high availability score; determines if switchover is necessary
- Auto Clear Seconds: the number of seconds that have to pass before the alarm will clear itself
- OID: alarm identifier that appears in SNMP traps
- Alarm ID: alarm identifier used internally (may appear for some Platform alarms)
- Recovery: provides any necessary steps for correcting or preventing the alarm
