"Severe" Policy for Media Example

This example policy generates alerts for exchanges resulting in a 5135 FSC. This FSC indicates issues with the tape leader, and the media should be ejected from the library and examined as soon as possible.

Policy entity: Media

Policy severity: Severe – Alerts may be generated every hour depending on exchange activity.

Policy criteria: Exchange FSC is 5135.

Time/Events Evaluation Result

08:00:53

The policy is created and enabled.

The policy is evaluated as new exchanges are processed and no match is found.

No alerts are generated.

08:05:09

A 5135 FSC occurs on an exchange for Media A.

The policy is evaluated as new exchanges are processed and matched for Media A.

An alert is generated for Media A and emails sent to the defined recipients.

No additional alerts will be generated by this policy for this exchange. Media A will have no more alerts from this policy until it is involved in a new exchange (assuming future exchanges also result in a 5135 FSC).

09:13:17

A 5135 FSC occurs on an exchange for Media B.

The policy is evaluated for new exchanges and matched for Media B.

An alert is generated for Media B and emails sent to the defined recipients.

No additional alerts will be generated by this policy for this exchange.

10:35:22

A 5135 FSC occurs on a new exchange for Media A.

The policy is evaluated for new exchanges and matched for Media A.

An alert is generated for Media A and emails sent to the defined recipients.

No additional alerts will be generated by this policy for this exchange.