Creating and Editing an Advanced Alarm

Alarm Configuration

The information provided in this screen is static once it is displayed; for updated information, click Refresh. Adding or modifying an alarm automatically updates the list.

The fields in the Events Watch display include:

Index	This is a number that uniquely identifies an entry in the
	event table; an index number is assigned when an event
	is created. These numbers are extremely important, as
	they are the means by which an event is associated with
	an alarm or a packet capture filter. As with alarms, these
	index numbers are user-defined and can be assigned
	according to any indexing scheme that works for you.
	Index numbers are permanently assigned to their
	associated events; however, numbers made available by
	the deletion of existing events can be assigned to new
	events, as needed. Indices 2000 to 4999 are reserved and
	unavailable.
LastTime	Indicates the last time this event was triggered. Note that
	this information is static once it is displayed, and the
	LastTime field will not be updated unless you close, then
	open, the Alarms/Events window, or click Refresh.
Type	Indicates the type of response that will be generated if
	the event is triggered: log, trap, or log & trap. A type of
	“none” indicates that occurrences of the event will not be
	logged and no trap will be sent; however, note that this
	field does not indicate whether or not there are any
	actions associated with the selected event.
Description	This is a user-defined text description used to identify
	the event and/or the alarm or packet capture that
	triggers it.

The Event Log button at the bottom of the screen provides access to the log which lists the occurrences of an event.

The Create/Edit Alarms window (Figure 3-4, following page) allows you to both create new alarms and edit existing ones. When you click on the Create/Edit button in the Alarms Watch list, the Create/Edit Alarms window will display the parameters of the alarm which is currently highlighted in the list. (If no alarms have yet been configured, a set of default parameters will be displayed.) All of these parameters are editable: to change an existing alarm, edit any parameter except the Index value; to create an entirely new alarm, simply assign a new Index number. The ability to assign index numbers allows you to quickly and easily create a number of similar alarms without having to close, then re-open the window or re-assign every parameter.

Advanced Alarm Configuration

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2000 specifications

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