Alarm Manager

Alarms can be generated based on performance data. Alarms are used to inform users, and other modules or components, that abnormal conditions have been detected in some network elements.

Performance data being collected from the network generates alarms based on configurable alarm definitions.

Alarms can be generated according to:

Linear thresholds - comparison with actual values
Derivative thresholds - comparison with previous performance
Time-related threshold - number of times an event has occurred

Individual thresholds can also be set for different alarm severity levels.

Note: It is possible to have more than one instance of the Alarm Manager running at any one time.

Alarms that are raised can be viewed using the Alarm Viewer. See Alarm Viewer.

Alarms can be sent to a selected target or group of targets, this may either be an internal or external target, a file or a pipe. The target or group of targets and the associated alarm selection criteria is known as the Export Rule. See Alarm Exporter.