Power Measurement ION 8000 Series - Alerting Via an Alphanumeric Pager; Remote Site Event Notification

ION 8000 Series User Guide Alerting via an Alphanumeric Pager
Chapter 18 - Alerting Page 189
Remote Site Event Notification
The Alarm Server uses a series of command line arguments to specify the actions
it takes when a priority event is reported. These commands must be entered on the
computer that is running the Alarm Server utility. Typically the Alarm Server is
configured to launch the Connection Manager, which dials up the remote site and
retrieves the logs from the devices. The Alarm Server can also be configured to
launch other applications. A series of parameter switches are added to the
command line to pass information about the event to the application that is
launched.
Configuring the Alarm Server
The Alarm Server should have a dedicated phone line, modem, and COM port to
avoid conflicts with other ION software components.
The modem used by the Alarm Server is not configured with the Management
Console; only dialout modems are configured in the Management Console. The
Alarm Server's executable, alarmsrv.exe, is typically located in \\Power
Measurement\ION Enterprise\SYSTEM\bin. You can run the Alarm Server in a
console window, or you can define a shortcut icon that includes all of the
command line arguments required.
Alarm Server Command Line Arguments
Refer to the ION Meter Alerts technical note for a list of command lines that the
Alarm Server supports.
Alerting via an Alphanumeric Pager
NOTE
For detailed information about building a framework for alerting via an alphanumeric pager, refer to the
Alert module description in the online ION Reference.
Dedicated Alarm
Server Modem
Modem Site
Any Dialout
Modem
Connection
Manager
Alarm Server.exe
Server or LAN
Communication
Services contact
the modem site
and retrieve
priority messages
3.
Remote Site
informs the
Alarm Server
that a priority
message exists
1.
Server
computer
receives the
alarm
2.