Define a Timed Alarm to Generate an Event

Use this dialog to define a timed event that is generated and sent only if the the %ProductServerName% does not receive the associated event. The event must be received within the specified interval to reset the alarm timer.

If the event type defined by this event action is correlated with another instance of this same action (Define a Timed Alarm to Generate an Event) in an event action plan, when the %ProductServerName% receives an event that matches the event type, the timed alarm defined in the action is triggered.

Timed Alarm ID
Enter the ID of the timed alarm. You can use event data substitution  to include text of the event that generates this action.
Time until Alarm triggers in seconds (0=cancel)
Enter the interval, in seconds, during which the event associated with this action must be received to avoid triggering this action. If the associated event is received within the specified interval, this action is not triggered and the timer is reset to begin countdown again.
Event Text
Enter the event text you want to associate with this action. You can use event data substitution to include the text of the event that generates this action.
Alarm Event Sub-Type
Enter a user-defined subtype. When you save this action, the event type is defined to the %ProductServerName% as %ProductName%.Alarm Triggered, and the text subtype entered in this field specifies the subtype portion of %ProductName%.Alarm Triggered.subtype. When the %ProductName% server becomes aware of this event type, you can select it when creating an event filter.
Problem Severity
Select to either keep the severity assigned to the event that triggers this action (Use Event Severity) or choose another severity level from the pulldown list.