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This option allows you to view the names of the notification policies to which the selected threshold is added. In the Threshold Alarms Configuration view in the Alarm Configuration perspective, you can select a threshold and view the notification policies to which it is added. Note When more than one threshold is selected, every notification policy to which those thresholds are added is shown. The right-click menu in the Threshold Alarm Configuration view provides access to the Show Notification Policy option.

This option allows you to remove thresholds for the selected device group or device from a policy used by the server to generate alarm notifications. In the Alarm Configuration perspective, you can select device groups, devices, or thresholds and remove the thresholds for that selection from an existing notification policy. When one or more device groups or devices are selected, all the thresholds for that selection will be removed from the selected notification policy. Two menus in the Alarm Configuration perspective provide access to the Remove Thresholds from Notification Policy option: Right-click menu Remove Thresholds from Notification Policy in the Navigation view. Right-click menu Remove Thresholds from Notification Policy in the Threshold Alarm Configuration view.

This view in the Alarm Configuration perspective shows the device groups and devices for which thresholds and device alarms can be configured on SNMP and Modbus devices. You can select a device group or device in the Navigation view to display the thresholds or device alarms that can be configured or added to a notification policy for that selection. Thresholds are displayed in the Threshold Alarm Configuration view; device alarms are displayed in the Device Alarm Configuration view. The number of thresholds or device alarms associated with each device group or device is shown next it, in parentheses. You can use the Search fields to filter the list based on text you enter in the Navigation, Threshold Alarm Configuration, and Device Alarm Configuration views; only items that contain the text you type are listed. When the results of a search are displayed, the background of the search field is shaded. When you clear the search field, the background shading is removed and all items are displayed. Note You can hold the Ctrl key down to select multiple items. You can use the right-click options and the button icons at the top of the view to do the following: Create thresholds for any sensor value reported for any device group or device (Create Thresholds option). Edit the thresholds for the device group or device selected (Edit Thresholds option). Access the "View Device Sensors" display to see current sensor data for the selected device (View Device Sensors option). Prevent alarm notifications from occurring for the device groups or devices selected (Enter Maintenance Mode option). Re-enable alarm notifications for the device groups or devices selected (Exit Maintenance Mode option). Add the thresholds for the selected device group or device to a specified notification policy (Add Thresholds to Notification Policy option). Remove the thresholds for the selected device group or device from a specified notification policy (Remove Thresholds from Notification Policy option). Enable or disable, modify the severity and recommended action, and add a custom description on one or more alarms for the device group or device selected (Edit Device Alarm Configuration option). Change the notification policy associated with the device alarms in the device group or device selected (Change Device Alarm Notification Policy option). Note All device alarms for all devices are added to the Default notification policy at device discovery. Access the "Configure Navigation Tree Labels" display to select up to three labels to specify how monitored devices appear in the navigation tree (Configure Navigation Tree Labels icon ( 92307470_360038796774.png)).

Schedule when you want to disable or re-enable notifications for any device or device group. This option is available to users with Device Administration or View and Control access on the Data Center Expert server. You use the Enter Maintenance Mode option to disable notifications for the selected devices or device group on a date and time you specify, and re-enable notifications on a date and time you choose, or never. You can choose Never re-enable notifications if you do not want to get notifications for the selected devices, or you prefer to re-enable notifications manually. You can use the Exit Maintenance Mode option re-enable notifications now or at a time you choose. Note: The date and time you choose to enter and exit maintenance mode is the local time of the Data Center Expert client. Maintenance Mode Schedules The Maintenance Mode Schedules window automatically opens when you create a schedule and displays all the schedules you create. You can modify a schedule to specify the time to disable or re-enable notifications at any time. Right-click a schedule to: View Devices in a schedule and remove selected devices from the schedule if needed. Edit Maintenance Mode Schedule and Comment to change the date and time to enter or exit maintenance mode, or to modify the comment. Delete the schedule. When you delete a schedule, the maintenance mode settings are also disabled and deleted. When notifications are disabled: The Active Alarm and Alarm History views report the date and time the notifications were disabled and when they were enabled again. Notifications also appear in the web client event log. The information for affected devices is italicized, and the regular status icons are replaced, in the Device View, Map View, and view in the Alarm Configuration perspective. You can click a device to view its status in the Active Alarms view. All alarm conditions are reported while notifications are disabled. User Access Users with Device Administration access can perform all actions on schedules created by all users, and view the usernames of all schedule owners. Users with Device View and Control access can see all the schedules created in the Maintenance Mode Schedules window. Users with Device View access can only see schedules in the Maintenance Mode Schedules window if they have access to devices listed in that schedule. The usernames of the schedule owners are not visible. View and Control users can see only the devices they have access to in any schedule, and can only modify the schedules they create. Schedule ownership The user who creates a schedule is the owner of that schedule. Access permission to a schedule is based on the owner. Administration users can add devices to any schedule regardless of ownership. If an Administration user adds devices to a schedule owned by a View and Control user, the View and Control user can only see those devices if they have access to them. Otherwise, a message is displayed. A schedule owner can remove any device from the schedule regardless of whether they have control access to it.

This option allows you to add thresholds for the selected device group, device, or thresholds to an existing policy used by the server to generate alarm notifications. In the Alarm Configuration perspective, you can select a device group, device, or threshold and add the thresholds for that selection to an existing notification policy. All the thresholds for that selection will be added to the selected notification policy. Note You can view thresholds after they have been added to the notification policy, and choose which thresholds to include or exclude. You can add alarm actions and configure options for those actions. Two menus in the Alarm Configuration perspective provide access to the Add Thresholds to Notification Policy option: Right-click menu Add Thresholds to Notification Policy in the Navigation view. Right-click menu Add Thresholds to Notification Policy in the Threshold Alarm Configuration view.