Alarm Center

The Alarm Center serves as a comprehensive visualization platform that displays all alarms after undergoing grouping, consolidation, suppression, and silencing processes. It encompasses both internally triggered threshold-based alarms and integrated third-party notifications.

Alarm Sources

The HertzBeat Alarm Center manages notifications from two primary sources:

1. Internal Threshold-Triggered Alarms
   • Generated when monitoring metrics exceed predefined thresholds
   • Directly correlated with monitoring tasks and threshold rules configured within the system
   • Manageable through adjustment of monitoring parameters and threshold configurations
2. Third-Party Integrated Alarms
   • Received through API interfaces from external systems
   • Compatible with various monitoring systems and alarm platforms
   • Processed through identical workflow as internal alarms

Alarm Processing Mechanism

Before appearing in the Alarm Center, all notifications undergo several processing stages:

1. Grouping
   • Categorizes related alarms based on source, type, severity, and other attributes (labels)
   • Facilitates efficient management of high-volume alarms
   • Supports customizable grouping rules for diverse scenarios
2. Consolidation
   • Mitigates notification fatigue from multiple similar alarms within short intervals
   • Presents consolidated alarms in a streamlined format, eliminating redundancy
3. Suppression
   • Manages alarm dependencies
   • Suppresses secondary alarms when primary alarms are triggered
   • Supports configurable suppression rules based on alarm dependencies
4. Silencing
   • Temporarily mutes specific alarms during designated periods
   • Ideal for system maintenance windows and known issue handling
   • Enables time-based silence rule configuration

Alarm Center Interface

The Alarm Center provides a comprehensive view of all system alarms:

1. Alarm Display
   • Lists all alarms with crucial information including status, source, labels, and timestamps
   • Offers detailed view functionality for comprehensive alarm information and context
2. Search Functionality
   • Enables rapid alarm identification
   • Supports multiple search criteria (labels, annotations, alarm status)
3. Alarm Management
   • Alarm Deletion: Removes alarms no longer requiring attention