Finisar Surveyor, User Manual

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Glossary-2
Surveyor
User’s Guide
Alarm Browser
A window used to list, select, and set alarms.
Alarm Falling Threshold
Falling threshold value to be compared to counter data. If the counter value or its
delta value over time falls below the threshold, an alarm event is triggered.
Alarm Generation Type
Is this a rising, falling or “rising or falling” type of alarm. Used at the time of com-
paring the sampled value against a corresponding rising or falling threshold.
Alarm Interval
The interval, in seconds, over which data is sampled and compared.
Alarm Log
A list of all alarms triggered by incoming data to Surveyor.
Alarm Rising Threshold
Rising threshold value to be compared to counter data. If the counter value or its
delta value over time raises above the threshold, an alarm event is triggered.
Alarm Sample Type
The type of the alarm, Delta or Absolute. Delta alarm types measure increases or
decreases over time; absolute alarm types measure only the absolute value of a
counter.
Alarm Setting
A set of conditions that when satisfied will cause Surveyor to record an entry in the
alarm log.
Alarm Severity
Type of notification to be posted to the Message window upon alarm trigger. Valid
types are informational, warning, and serious.
Alarm Value
The Alarm variable value from the last sample period.
Analysis Table
Table in Surveyor’s Expert system that lists all expert symptoms discovered over
time.