View Alarm Definitions and Add User-Defined Descriptions

This section describes how to search for and view an alarm definitions.

Tip

Cisco Unified Communications Manager and Cisco Unity Connection only: You can view Cisco Unity Connection alarm definitions in Cisco Unity Connection Serviceability. You cannot add user-defined descriptions to alarm definitions in Cisco Unity Connection Serviceability.

Cisco Unity Connection also uses certain alarm definitions in Cisco Unified Serviceability, and they must be viewed in Cisco Unified Serviceability. Be aware that alarms that are associated with the catalogs in System catalogs are available for viewing.

Before You Begin

Review the description of alarm definition catalogs.

Procedure

Step 1

Select Alarm > Definitions.

Step 2

Perform one of the following actions:

Select an alarm as follows:
- Select an alarm catalog from the Find alarms where drop-down list, for example, a System Alarm catalog or IM and Presence alarm catalog.
- Select the specific catalog name from the Equals drop-down list.
Enter the alarm name in the Enter Alarm Name field.

Step 3

Select Find.

Step 4

Perform one of the following actions if multiple pages of alarm definitions exist:

To select another page, select the appropriate navigation button at the bottom of the Alarm Message Definitions window.
To change the number of alarms that display in the window, select a different value from the Rows per Page drop-down list.

Step 5

Select the alarm definition for which you want alarm details.

Step 6

Enter text in the User Defined Text field if you want to add information to the alarm, and then select Save.

Tip

If you add text in the User Defined Text field, you can select Clear All at any time to delete the information that you entered.

Step 7

Select Save.

Step 8

Select Back to Find/List Alarms from the Related Links drop-down list if you want to return to the Alarm Message Definitions window.

Step 9

Select Go.