# Narrow the Alarms List

Filters provide a means by which you can narrow your list of displayed alarms.

1. From the Alarms List summary, click the boxed arrow icon displayed to the right of the Acknowledge button.
   Note: The Acknowledge button preserves the Alarms list.

   An Alarm Filter dialog box is displayed.

2. Filter the alarms displayed based on the following criteria:

- Device type--select the device type from the pull-down menu.
  Options include Host, Sun StorEdge Solution Rack, Switch, Sun 3510 array, Sun StorEdge T3 or T3+ array, and Sun StorEdge 6120 array.

- Topic--the default is All Topics. Options are Communication State Change Alert, FRU State Change Alert, and Log Entry Alert.

- State--the default is Open. Click Cleared to clear an alarm.
  Note: Clearing an alarm does not clear the condition that caused the alarm.

- Acknowledged--indicate whether the alarm has been acknowledged. The default is Unacknowledged.

3. Click a link in the Description field to display the Alarm Details screen.

   - Alarm Details provide recommended action for fault resolution. In addition, it provides a link to the Assets Summary page.
   - Depending on the alarm's topic, the Alarm Detail screen might also display a correlated event or a correlated alarm. Correlated events and alarms are those that occurred in conjunction with the alarm you are currently viewing.

4. To view details about alarms by severity level, click one of the links under the Alarms page tab:

   - All (default for this page)
   - Down
   - Critical
   - Major
   - Minor