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Global alarm window
The Global alarm window presents summary information of alarm rules: The rules of monitors
that are in an alarm state. The purpose of the window is to provide you with immediate and
accurate information on alarm conditions of the computers that are monitored with MonitorMagic.
Activating the Global alarm window
The global alarm window is activated and de-activated with the main menu option View, Global
alarm window. The window automatically updates the information of connected MonitorMagic
services.
Monitored computers
The Global alarm window shows a single line for each computer that is monitored by
MonitorMagic. A computer is monitored by MonitorMagic if at least one monitor maintained by a
MonitorMagic service is monitoring something on the computer. Every computer, e.g. line can
have one of two possible states: OK or Alarm. If the state is OK, no monitor with the computer
being the target server has any rule that is in the alarm state. If the state is Alarm, one or more
rules of monitors monitoring the computer are in an alarm state.
Updating the Global alarm window
The Global alarm window can be updated automatically, based on an interval refresh rate. To
specify the update parameters, select the computer in the Network view window. Select menu
option Computer, Configure service and select tab Client update. See Updating results for
more information. Note that the updated information reflects the state of the monitors maintained
by the MonitorMagic service, which does not necessarily correspond with the state of the
monitored components: if you monitor a disk every hour and update the global alarm window
every 5 seconds, the results will only change at most every hour and the information can be up to
one hour old.
Changing columns
You can configure the columns that are shown in the alarm window by clicking the right mouse
button on the header of the column you would like to change. The following columns are
available:
Status:
The state of the monitored computer according to the defined monitors:
OK: Not a single rule of a monitor monitoring the target computer is in an alarm state.
Alarm: One (or more) rules of the monitors that monitor the target computer are in an alarm state
Computer:
The name of the target computer, e.g. the computer that is monitored. Note that this can be a
different computer then the MonitorMagic computer.
MonitorMagic server:
The name of the computer that runs the MonitorMagic service and maintains and executes the
monitors. Note that this can be a different computer then the target computer.
Update time:
The time the information in the global alarm window was last updated, e.g. refreshed and
synchronized with the information of the MonitorMagic service. Note that this time is not the same
time as the time the monitor was updated.
Alarm count:
The number of monitors that monitor the target computer and are in an alarm state.
Monitor count:
The number of monitors that monitor the target computer.
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