Under Settings – System configuration in the Alarm configuration tab, you can configure which alarms appear in the system overview and which alarm class they have.

You can set alarm rules for all messages that apply globally to all systems or can be customized for individual systems, see Configuring alarm rules. You can also use the alarm rules to enable or disable monitoring of individual alarm rules for specific systems if you toggle the switch Overwrite global rule.

On the left side, you can select the systems for which you want to configure alarm rules. If you select Global, you can configure rules for all systems and for the server.

Alarm rules for individual systems that deviate from the global rule override the global rule for that system.

The table in the middle lists all alarm rules. You can edit the individual rules under Rule details on the right.

ibaManagementStudio offers 3 different rule types that you can configure.

  • Status rules: Stop of a software service or disconnected systems

  • Threshold rules: Exceeding thresholds for hardware resources

  • Rules for expiration dates: Licenses and certificates that are about to expire

The status rules only have the default settings. The other rule types offer additional settings.

Rules for server alarms

You can configure the server alarms under Global. There are 3 server alarms, which you can find at the bottom of the alarm list.

Because server alarms only apply as global rules, you cannot change them for a specific system.

Configuring alarm rules

To configure alarms, first consider which alarms are monitored globally for all systems and which are only relevant for selected systems.

  1. From the list on the left, select either Global or a specific system .

  2. From the table in the middle, select the rule you want to customize.

  3. If you want to change a rule for the selected system, enable the Override global rule option on the right under Rule details.

  4. Change the alarm rule settings as required.

If you completely disable alarms for a software, the software is marked with a symbol under the system. This allows you to see which software you will not receive notifications for on the respective system.
Default settings for alarm rules

  • Override global rule: only for system-specific alarm rules

    If alarm rules for individual systems are to deviate from the global rule, you have to activate this option. Only then can you adjust further settings.

    You cannot change server alarms for a specific system.

  • Rule category: This field displays the name of the rule.

  • Active: If you enable this option, the alarm rule is monitored globally or system-specifically.

  • Web notifications active: If you enable this option, a notification icon appears for the alarm rule.

  • Notification severity: Select the importance of the notification: Info, Alarm, or Warning.
Settings for threshold rules

  • Threshold (percentage): Enter a value in percent that serves as the threshold for monitoring.

  • Threshold comparison operator: Shows whether the alarm is triggered when the threshold is exceeded or fallen below (not editable).

  • Threshold duration (in seconds): Specify the duration in seconds during which the threshold must remain exceeded or fallen below before the alarm is triggered.
Settings for expiration rules

Time before expiration (in days): Set how many days before the expiration date an alarm is displayed.