You can use this example to understand how Global Custom alarms and Default alarms are triggered.
| Threshold Values | ||
|---|---|---|
| Global Custom alarm (enabled) | Default alarm (enabled) | |
| Notice | >= 1500 | >= 1000 |
| Minor | >= 15,000 | >= 1000 |
| Major | >=150,000 | >= 250,000 |
If the attribute is evaluated when its value is 1000, no alarm is triggered and no notification is sent.
The Global Custom alarm takes precedence over the Default alarm. A value of 1000 does not reach the threshold value of any severity level for the Global Custom alarm. As a result, the alarm level is evaluated to be Normal.
After the above scenario, if the Global Custom alarm is disabled, nothing changes. The attribute value must be reevaluated before a new alarm level is triggered.
With the Global Custom alarm disabled, when the attribute value is reevaluated, the attribute value is evaluated against the threshold values for the Default alarm. The alarm level triggers a Notice level alarm and an email notification is sent to the designated personnel.