Alarm Configuration
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If you wish to modify an existing event, enter the appropriate index value, or
Remember, the only thing that determines whether you are modifying an existing event or creating a new one is the assignment of the index number; be sure to assign this value appropriately.
3.Click in the Description text box to enter any text description you want to identify the event. This description will appear in the Events Watch window and help you distinguish among the events you have configured.
4.Any value you enter in the Community field will be included in any trap messages issued by your SmartSwitch 7000 when this event is triggered; this value is also used to direct traps related to this event to the appropriate management workstation(s):
a.If you enter a value in this field, traps related to this event will only be sent to the network management stations in the device’s trap table which have been assigned the same community name (and for which traps have been enabled). Any IP addresses in the device’s trap table which have not been assigned the same community string, or which have been assigned no community string, will not receive traps related to the alarm(s) you are configuring.
b.If you leave this field blank, traps related to this event will be sent to any network management stations which have been added to the device’s trap table, and for which traps have been enabled — regardless of whether or not those IP addresses have been assigned a community name in the Trap Table.
For more information about conÞguring your SmartSwitch 7000Õs Trap Table, consult your Local Management documentation. (Remember, no traps will be sent by your 7C0x at all unless its Trap Table has been properly conÞgured!)
5.You can use the Owner text box for administrative or informational purposes; although the text entered here will not appear on any other screens, you may want to use the network manager’s name or phone number, or the IP or MAC address of the management workstation, to identify the owner of the event.
Since any workstation can access and change the events you are setting in your RMON device, some owner identification can prevent events from being altered or deleted accidentally. The default value provided is SPEL — <IP address> <(hostname)> <date> <time>, where <IP address> and <(hostname)> refer to the workstation that created the event and <date> and <time> reflect the date and time of the event’s creation.
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