alarming.conf
Definitions that may be required depending on customer requirements.
In most cases the FOXMAN‑UN software will choose the suitable default values, so you only need to comment out the definitions that you explicitly need to change.
remove_off_alarms | If set to “true”, the alarms specified as “OFF Alarms” will not be generated and hence not displayed in the alarm list. If set to “false”, the “OFF Alarms” are created and displayed in the alarm list. The default value is “true”. |
alarm_auto_acknowledge | This parameter determines whether cleared alarms will automatically be acknowledged. If it is set to “On” cleared alarms will automatically be acknowledged, written to the alarm log file and removed from the database. By default this parameter is set to “Off”. |
remove_bunch_alarms | FOXMAN‑UN keeps count of the number alarms in the database for each NE. This is done to keep the database down in size. A limit is defined by “AlarmLogMaxSize” (default 50; defined in /opt/cst/nem/ucst.ini). If that limit is reached, FOXMAN‑UN attempts to remove a bunch of alarms together for efficiency reasons (only cleared alarms can be removed). The size of this bunch is defined by “remove_bunch_alarms”. The default value is set to 5. |
report_repeating_alarms | FOXMAN‑UN allows disabling the reporting for repeating alarms. The default is set to “off”. |
communication_lost_alarm | Auto generation of “communication lost” alarms: If active, loss of communication to a NE generates an alarm. It is automatically cleared when communication is restored. The default value is set to “off”. |
automatic_upload_alarm | If set to “on” means that every automatic config upload from an NE will generate an automatic_upload alarm. The default value is set to “on”. |
alarm_list_background_color | This parameter determines whether entries in the alarm list are displayed with their background color set to the alarm severity color of the related alarm or to the default color of the list. “color_on” = background color set to the alarm severity color of alarm “color_off” = background color set to the default color of the list By default this parameter is set to “color_on”. |
alarm_config_background_color | This parameter determines whether entries in the “Default Alarm Configuration”, “Unit Alarm Configuration” and “Sub-unit Alarm Configuration” dialogs are displayed with their background color set to the alarm severity color of the related alarm or to the default color of the list. “color_on” = background color set to the alarm severity color of alarm “color_off” = background color set to the default color of the list By default this parameter is set to “color_on”. |
ignore_cobux_alarm_text | If set to “true” means that alarm customizations in COBUX configurations (on NE level) will be ignored. By default this parameter is set to “false” |
blink_timer | By default the blink “On” time is set to approximately 3 seconds. To change it, enter a value larger than 1. This will set the “on” time approximately n times 0.5 seconds. Note that a short “on” time increases the processor load. |
double_click_period | This parameter defines the maximum period allowed between two (or several) mouse clicks, in order that they are considered as a single double-click. Default set to 500 ms If you do decide to change this value, then you will have to restart the Element Manager. |
logfile_keep_time | Defines the number of days for which the log files are retained. This keep time can be defined between 2 and 730 days (2 years). The default value is set to 30 days. |
alarm_forward_interval | Alarm forwarding interval. Defines the number of minutes between sending emails. Default is 15 (minutes) |
alarm_forward_min_ontime | Alarm forwarding on time. Defines the minimum time in seconds an alarm must be Active before being forwarded in an email. Default is 5 (seconds) |
Alarm Escalation (AE) Configuration | |
ae_t1_activation_delay | T1 Alarm Activation Delay The number of seconds to delay from the occurrence of the alarm (T0) before activating all alarms. The default value is set to 180 secs (3 min). |
ae_t2_hornbox_delay | T2 Hornbox Indications Delay The number of seconds to delay from T0 before turning on hornbox indications. The default value is set to 360 secs (6 min). |
ae_t3_email_delay | T3 Email Notifications Delay The number of seconds to delay from T0 before sending emails. The default value is set to 540 secs (9 min). |
ae_t2_hornbox_unack_pulse enable | T2 Hornbox Unacknowledge Alarms Pulse Set if the Hornbox Relay 3 (operators wakeup function) will be on constantly or will pulse on/off (1 sec on, 1 sec off). The default value is set to enable. |
ae_t3_email_address | T3 Email Address The email address to use when sending T3 emails. The default value is set to <empty> Note: Alarms are only forwarded if they have remained unacknowledged until T3 has expired and the email is sent. |
ae_hornbox_ipaddress | Hornbox IP Address The IP address of the W&T Web-IO hornbox device. The default value is <empty>. |
ae_hornbox_port | Hornbox Port Number The port number of the W&T Web-IO hornbox device. The default value is set to 80. |
ae_hornbox_password | Hornbox Password The password of the W&T Web-IO hornbox device. The default value is <empty>. |
ae_include_major_alarms | Include Major Alarms Include major alarms in the T2 and T3 indications. Default value is set to enable. |
ae_include_minor_alarms | Include Minor Alarms Enable or disable minor alarms for activating the “All Alarm” hornbox summary output (#2). Default value is set to disable. |
ae_include_warning_alarms | Include Alarms with Severity “Warning” Enable or disable alarms of severity “warning” for activating the “All Alarm” hornbox summary output (#2). Default value is set to disable |
ae_inactive_times | Inactive Times Set the time periods when Alarm Escalation handling is NOT applied. For example not during normal working hours. Format is “DDD,HS[:MS]-HE[:ME]; DDD,HS[:MS]-HE[:ME];…” Where DDD = first three letters of day of the week, e.g. mon (for Monday) HS = Hour Start, starting hour of the interval (24 hour time) MS = Minute Start, starting minute of the interval (this is optional) HE = Hour End, ending hour of the interval (24 hour time) ME = Minute End, ending minute of the interval (this is optional). The default is: mon,9:00-17:00;tue,9:00-17:00;wed,9:00-17:00;thu,9:00-17:00;fri,9:00-17:00 |
syslog_facility | Defines with which level the alarms are logged into syslog. This syslog facility must be defined in /etc/rsyslog.conf. Default is LOG_LOCAL6 |