You may now begin to configure the alarm details, including the pager recipient(s) and escalation level(s) for these destinations.
The following defines the various fields available for pager entries:
Pager Display: Defines what the pager message will look like:
|
Field |
Description |
Default |
|
Message for escalation level |
Select escalation level for message. |
Level 1 |
|
Same display for every escalation level |
Select to display same message for every escalation level. |
Selected |
|
Message prefix |
Entry field for personalized message to appear before default display. |
Empty Field |
|
Display alarm text on pager |
Select to display default message for Alarm ID. |
Selected |
|
Message suffix
|
Entry field for personalized message to appear after default display. |
Empty Field |
Clear States: Defines what states will cause the alarm to be cleared:
|
Field |
Description |
Default |
|
Acknowledge |
Select to stop sending pages for acknowledged alarms. |
Not Selected |
|
Reset |
Select to stop sending pages for alarms returned to normal state. |
Not Selected |
|
Delete |
Select to stop sending pages for deleted alarms because the problem is fixed. |
Selected |
Escalation Queue Timing: Specifies which escalation template will be applied.
|
Field |
Description |
Default |
|
Scheme |
Drop down list with containing defined schemes. |
DEFAULT |
|
Edit |
Click to edit existing scheme. |
N/A |
|
New |
Click to enter a new scheme. |
N/A |
Pager Recipients: Specifies who will receive the alarms:
|
Field |
Description |
Default |
|
Available recipients |
List of available recipients to receive alarms – individual pagers or distribution lists. |
N/A |
|
Available recipients |
List of available recipients to receive alarms – individual pagers or distribution lists. |
N/A |
|
Add -> |
Highlight pager name in Available recipient’s list box and click Add button to select pager and place in right list box. |
N/A |
|
<- Remove
|
Highlight pager from right list box and click on Remove button to remove pager from the Pager recipient’s list box. |
N/A |
|
- |
Highlight pager’s name in the right hand list box and click ‘-‘ to decrease the escalation level of the recipient. |
N/A |
|
+ |
Highlight pager’s name in the right hand list box and click ‘+‘ to increase the escalation level of the recipient. |
N/A |
|
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Click the Add button if you wish to add more alarms to this entry. This speeds configuration if the alarms have the same attributes. |
Once the pager entry has been configured, click the Update button in the toolbar or select the Update Now option from the File menu.
Using CIMPager.
