When a MantaProbe detects an alarm condition, it transmits the alarm to the MantaServer. When the MantaServer receives the alarm, it processes it and adds it to an SQL database. Processing includes:
• Evaluating the alarm for classification into one of up to five color-coded categories.
• Transmitting it to other redundant MantaServers to keep the alarm databases in sync.
• Displaying the alarm on alarm summary screens.
• Displaying the alarm on a map at users’ workstations.
After the alarm has been processed and is stored in the “active” alarm database, responsibility for its disposition may be assigned to a technician. Alarms may be automatically assigned if a technician chooses to use the alarm menu to connect to the MantaProbe or it may be manually accepted by a registered user.
When the alarm has been resolved, users may clear them individually or as part of a group with similar characteristics. When cleared, alarms become part of the archived alarm database where they are available for reports or other analysis.