In the Network Map And Health, Current Alarms view click the More button and select Settings. The Alarm Settings form opens.

Click System Settings on the left-hand panel to configure system-wide alarm settings.

Perform any of the following configurations, as required:

• Enable manual changes to alarms Enable the Manual Settings parameter, then enable options to allow users to promote, demote, or clear alarms.

• Configure when users can delete alarms Enable the Alarm Deletion Settings and Manual Alarm Deletion Settings parameters, then choose an option that specifies when a user can delete a system alarm (for example, only after it has been acknowledged, or anytime without restriction).

• Enable notifications for deleting correlated alarms Enable the Alarm Deletion Settings and Correlated Alarm Settings for Manually Deleted Alarms parameters, then choose an option that specifies whether an alert is displayed when correlated alarms would be deleted by manually deleting a system alarm.

• Configure automatic deletion of alarms Enable the Alarm Deletion Settings and Automatic Alarm Deletion Settings parameters, then choose an option that specifies when to automatically delete alarms.

• Configure automatic acknowledgement of correlated alarms. Enable the Alarm Acknowledgement Policy and Correlated Alarm Settings for Manually Acknowledged Alarms parameters to automatically acknowledge any correlated alarms when a system alarm is manually acknowledged, and specify whether a GUI notification occurs when the correlated alarms are acknowledged.

• Configure automatic acknowledgement of cleared alarms. Enable the Alarm Acknowledgement Policy and Acknowledge alarms when cleared parameters to automatically acknowledge any alarms when they are cleared.

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