Detailed alarm definitions are provided on a separate panel in the Alarms tab. You can open the panel directly or arrive there by clicking the value in the Event Type column in the Alarms table.

Alarms details are displayed in several locations in the NSX Manager. See View Alarm Information.

Procedure

  1. From the Alarms tab.
    1. Navigate to the Home page and click Alarms.
      The Alarms panel has two modes, as shown at the top of the panel: Alarms and Alarm Definitions.
    2. Click Alarm Definitions.
      The Alarms tab redisplays to show the table of Alarm definitions.
  2. From the Tier-0 Gateways page.
    1. Go to Networking > Connectivity > Tier-0 Gateways.
      The Open Alarms column of the gateway table displays the number of open alarms.
    2. Click the number in the Open Alarms column.
      A dialog opens to display the open alarms in table format.
    3. Click the value in the Event Type column.
      This action moves you to the Home > Alarms > Alarm Definitions panel described above.
  3. From the Load Balancing page.
    1. Go to Networking > Network Services > Load Balancing.
      The Open Alarms column of the gateway table displays the number of open alarms.
    2. Click the number in the Open Alarms column.
      A dialog opens to display the open alarms in table format.
    3. Click the value in the Event Type column.
      This action moves you to the Home > Alarms > Alarm Definitions panel described above.
  4. After you access the Alarm Definitions, expand any definition to view details and user-definable settings.
    Alarm definition details include:
    Column Description
    Feature Displays the component where the alarm is originating, for example: Transport Node.
    Event Type Displays the specific type of error, for example: CPU Usage High.
    Severity Displays the level of alarm: Critical, High, or Medium.
    Enabled Displays whether detection of the Alarm is enabled.
    Create Alarms Displays whether to report the alarm in the interface or API.
    Create SNMP Traps Displays whether the system emits an SNMP trap when the alarm is detected or resolved.
    The panel also displays the following:
    Item Description
    Description Describes the condition that triggers the alarm.
    Recommended Action Describes steps you can take to correct the condition.
    SNMP OID for Event true Displays the SNMP Object Identifier for the Event when status is true.
    SNMP OID for Event false Displays the SNMP Object Identifier for the Event when status is false.
    Threshold User-configured threshold for triggering the alarm.
    Sensitivity (%) User-configured sensitivity for triggering the alarm.

What to do next

Some of fields in an alarm definition can be modified. See Configuring Alarm Definition Settings.