How to create an alarm when a Real Time Global Collection is set.

Products

• Network Observability
• Spectrum

Issue/Introduction

A user has created a real time Global Collection.  How can an alarm be generated so that we can be notified?  We would like to set it to hourly as it is causing performance issues.

Resolution

Use an event condition rule on event 0x1010a that searches for Event Attribute 1 Equal To String EnableInstantUpdate and Event Attribute 3 Equal to Boolean True which generates another event that alarms.

Here are detailed steps to achieve this:

1.  In OC - Tools - Utilities - Event Configuration

2.  Search for event 0x1010a and copy it.  Note the new event number - 0xfff0000 is used for this example.

3.  Click on the Event Rules tab.

4.  In the Event Rules tab of event 0x1010a select the second icon - Event Condition...

5.  Click the plus icon to create a new condition rule

6.  Set the rule to Event Attribute 1 Equal To String EnableInstantUpdate and click the Insert Criterion.

7.  Then create another entry for Event Attribute 3 Equal to Boolean True and insert

8.  Set the Generate Event to 0xfff0000

9.  Click Ok

The Event Condition window will then show:

 

10.  Click ok

11.  Search for event 0xfff0000 

12.  Set it to Alarm and select a cause code.  Set the "Type" to the alarm title you want to see in the GUI - such as:

Real Time Global Collection enabled

13. Set event 0xfff000 to "Store Event in Historical Database" under the "Event Options" window

14.  Select File - Save All

The next time the Real Time setting is triggered or a new GC is created with Real Time searching enabled it will generate the alarm.