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Changing the default alarm colors

In the DataMiner.xml file, you can specify the colors you want to assign to each of the alarm states:

  1. Open the file DataMiner.xml in a text file editor (e.g. Microsoft Notepad), from the folder C:\Skyline DataMiner\.

  2. In the <Colors> tag, modify the alarm colors.

    In the value attribute of each of the <Color> tags, you can specify a color as a set of RGB values.

  3. Save DataMiner.xml

  4. Restart DataMiner.

  5. Force a synchronization of the DataMiner.xml file throughout your DataMiner System:

    1. In DataMiner Cube, go to Apps > System Center.

    2. Go to the Tools tab and select synchronization.

    3. In the drop-down list next to Type, select File.

    4. In the File box, specify the following path: C:\Skyline Dataminer\DataMiner.xml.

    5. Click the Sync now button.

Note

The alarm colors have to be specified in the <Colors> tag of the DataMiner.xml file. If the <Colors> tag is missing, it should be added. In that case, we recommend adding the tag you find in the example below. It contains all default colors.

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Example

In the following example, the default alarm colors up to DataMiner 9.6.4 have been configured:

<DataMiner>
  <Colors>
    <Color type="normal" value="0,255,0" />
    <Color type="warning" value="0,0,255" />
    <Color type="minor" value="0,255,255" />
    <Color type="major" value="255,255,0" />
    <Color type="critical" value="255,0,0" />
    <Color type="notMonitored" value="192,192,192" />
    <Color type="initial" value="242,242,242" />
    <Color type="timeout" value="255,128,0" />
    <Color type="masked" value="128,0,128" />
    <Color type="error" value="192,192,192" />
    <Color type="notice" value="192,192,192" />
    <Color type="information" value="192,192,192" />
  </Colors>
</DataMiner>

The following color configuration matches the default alarm colors from DataMiner 9.6.4 onwards:

<DataMiner>
  <Colors>
    <Color type="normal" value="22,198,12"/>
    <Color type="warning" value="59,120,255"/>
    <Color type="minor" value="97,214,214"/>
    <Color type="major" value="245,210,40"/>
    <Color type="critical" value="240,50,65"/>
    <Color type="notMonitored" value="204,204,204"/>
    <Color type="initial" value="242,242,242"/>
    <Color type="timeout" value="255,155,15"/>
    <Color type="masked" value="136,23,152"/>
    <Color type="error" value="204,204,204"/>
    <Color type="notice" value="204,204,204"/>
    <Color type="information" value="204,204,204"/>
  </Colors>
</DataMiner>
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