Status Bar

The status bar of Operations Sentinel Console at the bottom of the Operations Sentinel Console window gives continuous readout of certain key pieces of information, using text and icons. This information includes the

The number of items in the display pane, and the number of those items that you have selected.
Active autoaction database, if any.
Active alert policy, if any.
Most severe alert in the open zone, if any.

To show or hide the status bar

Click Status Bar on the View menu.

ToolTips

ToolTips provide a text version of each icon and its current state. To see a tip, rest the mouse cursor over the desired icon.

Fields on the Status Bar

The status bar displays the following information (from left to right):

Selected Items

The number of items in the display pane, and the number of those items that you have selected.

Autoaction Database

Displays whether automation is active on the Operations Sentinel server. View the ToolTip for this icon to see the name of the active SP-AMS database (if any).

Icon	Description
	A database is active.
	No database is active.
	The automation service is not running; SP-AMS automation is unavailable.

Active Alert Policy

Displays whether there is an active alert policy. View the ToolTip for this icon to see the name of the active alert policy (if any).

Icon	Description
	An alert policy is active.
	No alert policy is active.
	The alert policy service is not running; external alert actions are not available.

Alerts

Indicates the most severe unseen alert for the open zone. View the ToolTip for this icon to see the number of alerts of each severity.

See Alerts Window Severity Icon Descriptions for an explanation of the different alert severities.