The InTouch Distributed Alarm system includes the Alarm DB Logger Manager utility that logs alarms and events to Microsoft SQL Server and/or Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE).

Alarm DB Logger

Alarm DB Logger is an Alarm Consumer. The Alarm DB Logger Manager provides you with the ability to:

• Run the application as a Windows Service or as a normal application
• Select the database connection type – SQL Server or MSDE
• Create the necessary SQL tables in the database
• Specify the alarm query that will be a part of the logging instance
• Select the logging mode – Detailed or Consolidated
• Check/Uncheck logging of events
• Set performance tuning parameter – The auto reconnect rate is not the same as the performance tuning parameter (depending on the time out for a connection attempt associated with SQL Server)
• Store the setting in the registry