Introduction
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The information in the Alarm windows comes from the Alarm Database
through internal filters. In addition, the Alarm Log windows (but not the
Unacknowledged Alarms window) can be filtered to display only certain
alarm types. For example, if you are investigating how often a device
has been in backup, you can choose to hide all alarms except
Performing Backup alarms. For more details, see Chapter 3 - Alarms
and Filters.
The Alarm Database is described fully in Chapter 3. The diagram below
shows an overview of the database and its related windows.
Alarm Database
Unacknowledged
Alarms Window
Network Alarm
Log Window
Custom Filter
Unacknowledged
Filter
Custom Filters
Archived Alarm
Log Window
Custom Filter
Device Alarm
Log Windows
Single Device
Filters
Archived Alarm
Database
Figure 1.4 - The Alarm Database
The Alarm Database can store up to 5000 alarms. If this count is
exceeded, the database ‘overflows’ and the earliest alarm information
will be lost from the log. To prevent this happening, the database can be
cleared and stored to a disk file (Archived) for examination at a future
