Setting Up the Auto Alarm Manager in iFIX
The following sections provide information on how to set up the Auto Alarm Manager:
- General Setup Steps for Auto Alarm Manager
- Setup Steps for AAM, a Dedicated RAS Server, & 2 Modems
- Upgrading AAM from a Previous Release
- Notes on RAS and the Auto Alarm Manager
Before You Begin
Be aware that before you can begin to use the Auto Alarm Manager:
- If you are using iFIX security, you should create a user account with the login name AALARM (all capital letters), on all nodes running the Auto Alarm Manager. In the SCU on each node, assign a password and security areas to the account. For steps, refer to the Defining Security Rights for the Auto Alarm Manager section in the Setting up the Environment electronic book.
- On the Sender and Receiver nodes, enable the TCP/IP option from the SCU's Network Configuration dialog box. All alarm Senders and Receivers must have TCP/IP networking enabled. For more information, refer to the Enabling TCP/IP Networking for the Auto Alarm Manager section in the Setting up the Environment electronic book.
NOTE: Because FIX and iFIX Networking support the use of only one network protocol at startup, iFIX cannot communicate to nodes using NetBIOS from previous iFIX or FIX releases. You cannot run the Auto Alarm Manager with NetBIOS and TCP/IP configured on the same computer.
If you forget to perform the steps above, the setup steps in the following sections remind you to do so at the appropriate time.
