Procedure 6-8: Change existing alarm severity assignment profile

- Overview

Use this procedure to perform the following:

  • change the name of a user-created alarm severity assignment profile (ASAP). The name of DEFAULT ASAPs is not user-provisionable.

  • change the alarm severity levels of an ASAP.

  • restore the default alarm severity levels of a DEFAULT ASAP

To provision a new ASAP, refer to Procedure 6-7: Provision new alarm severity assignment profile.

- Privilege level

You must login as either a Privileged or General user to complete this procedure.

- Before you begin

Prior to performing this procedure:

  1. Refer to Before you begin and Required equipment in this chapter.

  2. Obtain the work instructions for this procedure.

  3. Verify that the work instructions identify the required ASAP and the changes to be provisioned.

Steps

Perform the following steps to change an existing alarm severity assignment profile (ASAP).

 
1

From the System View menu, select Configuration → Alarms → Alarm Severity Assignment Profile.

Result:

The Provision Alarm Severity Profile window opens.

2

If...

Then...

changing the name of a user-created ASAP,

Perform the following:

  1. Select the Provision ASAP Operation and the ASAP to be changed from the list. Then click Provision at the bottom of the window.

  2. Provision the New Name and/or Alarm Severity Levels according to the work instructions and click Apply.

    A warning appears asking you to confirm executing this command. Click Yes.

changing the alarm severity levels of a user-created or DEFAULT ASAP,

restoring the default alarm severity levels of a DEFAULT ASAP,

Perform the following:

  1. Select the Initialize ASAP Operation and the DEFAULT ASAP to be initialized from the list. Then click Initialize at the bottom of the window.

  2. Verify the DEFAULT ASAP information and click Apply.

    A warning appears asking you to confirm executing this command. Click Yes.

3

If required, repeat Step 2 to change another ASAP. Otherwise, click Close.

4

From the System View menu, select View → View Alarms → View Alarm Severity Assignment Profile.

Result:

The View Alarm Severity Profile window opens.

5

Select the changed ASAP and click View ASAP.

Result:

The ASAP details appear.

6

Using the work instructions, verify that the ASAP Name and/or Alarm Severity Levels were provisioned correctly for the ASAP.

7

If required, repeat Step 5 and Step 6 to view another ASAP. Otherwise, click Close.

If the ASAP is active, then the changes are applied to the next alarm reported for the entity that the ASAP is assigned to.

End of steps

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