SPEC 10.1.1 - Best Practise VNM Alarm Management

[Lothar Mueller]

Hi there,

I just learned a bit more about Spectrum internal behavior.

 

Our customer complained about "automatically" cleared alarms (PowerSupply-Alarms generated from traps) after 48 hours.

After a little research I found the responsible element in Spectrum - Alarm Management "Alarm Age-Out Timer".

The setting is 48hours.

 

Now the questions:

- Is there any recommended setting of that timer?

- How will Spectrum be influenced by setting timer to a greater value?

- Are there any best practices available to find best possible settings?

- Can the timer only be changed globally?

 

Thanks for any feedback.

 

Lothar

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[Jason Meader]

It’s documented here, but it doesn’t answer the questions you have:

 

https://docops.ca.com/ca-spectrum/10-1-and-10-1-1/en/managing-network/modeling-and-managing-your-it-infrastructure/vnm-attributes-in-the-information-tab

 

http://www.ca.com/us/services-support/ca-support/ca-support-online/knowledge-base-articles.tec517230.html

 

 

- Is there any recommended setting of that timer?

 

A.  There is no generally recommended setting as this is dependent upon the needs of each individual business.

 

- How will Spectrum be influenced by setting timer to a greater value?

 

A.  Overall there is minimal impact.

 

- Are there any best practices available to find best possible settings?

 

A.  This is dependent upon the needs of each individual business..

 

- Can the timer only be changed globally?

A.  Yes, it is only global.

 

Hope that helps

Jay