Adding Alarm Providers
To have an alarm appear in the Alarm Browser hierarchy, you must first add an appropriate alarm provider.
NOTE: When working with multi-instance plug-ins be careful not to create more than one plug-in for the same device. |
REQUIREMENT: |
Before beginning this procedure, make sure you have opened the GSM Alarm Browser for the appropriate GSM ( click HERE). |
1. In the GSM Alarm Browser, under Create new alarm provider, click an appropriate alarm provider type, and then click New.
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System Response: A window appears allowing you to configure an instance of the alarm provider plug-in.
The contents of this window vary according to the type of alarm provider you have chosen.
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Sample alarm provider configuration #1: Remote Connector Config
Sample alarm provider configuration #2: Virtual Alarm Config
Sample alarm provider configuration #3: SNMP Plug‑in Instance Config
IMPORTANT: Important considerations for instantiating SNMP plug‑ins |
If you are creating an alarm provider using the SNMP plug‑in and several conditions (below) are all true, you must choose either SNMPv2c or SNMPv3 as the SNMP protocol. The above-mentioned conditions which must be met are: • Your Application Server is running iControl version 7.00 or later. • The device that will take on the role of SNMP agent supports the SNMPv3 protocol. If either of these conditions are not met, the instantiated SNMP plug‑in (the new alarm provider) necessarily defaults to using the SNMPv2c protocol. If you choose SNMPv3, you must have available to you the user account information stored on the SNMP agent, namely the following: • User name • Authentication password • Authentication protocol • Privacy password • Privacy protocol |
2. Once you have finished typing configuration details, click OK.
System Response: A new instance of the alarm provider starts running as a process on the Application Server, and publishes one or more alarms (as defined by the plug-in) to the GSM. The alarms appear in the Alarm Browser, and, within a few moments, their statuses are updated to reflect the current condition of the device being monitored.
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