onTriggersEnabled - This is the normal active state of a alarm. The gaugeValue is updated on every sample and if it crosses the Threshold or Recovery Levels, the corresponding Action will be taken.

onTriggersDisabled - This is used when a new device, or alarm is set up and the Threshold and Recovery Levels have not been calibrated. The Alarm runs as normal and the gaugeValue and peakValue are updated. However, if the gaugeValue crosses the Threshold or Recovery Levels, no action is taken.

off - This de-activates the alarm, allowing it to be configured safely . Before updating any of the Alarm fields the alarm SHOULD be turned off. Turning the alarm 'off' and then 'on' will not lose any of the sampling data, gaugeValue, peakValue, or thresholdStatus. Updates to the index fields will fail since they are read-only.

deleted - An alarm is invalidated by setting it to 'deleted'. A 'deleted' alarm will not be returned by a 'GetNext' request.

autoCalibrate - Updates the Threshold and Recovery values according to the current peak value. The gaugeState will then be set to 'onTriggersEnabled'. This can be done when the gaugeState is in states (1), (2), or (3). After this operation:

thresholdLevel = peakValue * %gaugeThresholdLevelScaler recoveryLevel = peakValue * %gaugeRecoveryLevelScaler gaugeState = onTriggersEnabled

When the gaugeState is set to either of the 'on' states, all the fields for the Alarm are validated. If any of the fields are invalid, the operation will fail.

The sampling data, gaugeValue, peakValue and thresholdState can be reset by writing 'onTriggersEnabled', 'onTriggers- Disabled' , or 'autoCalibrate' to the gaugeState when it is already in either of the 'on' states.