Basic Alarm Configuration
Configuring an Alarm
The editable fields at the bottom of the Basic Alarm Configuration window allow you to configure alarm parameters for each available interface. These fields will display the alarm parameters for the interface which is currently highlighted (and the alarm variable currently selected at the top of the window); if more than one interface is selected in the list box, the parameters displayed will be those assigned to the selected interface with the lowest index number.
Note that there is no specific “Enable” function; simply configuring thresholds and/or actions for an alarm and applying those changes enables the alarm. For more information on disabling an alarm, see Disabling an Alarm, page
To configure an alarm:
1.At the top of the window, click to select the variable to be used for your alarm: In Octets Kb, Total Errors, or Broadcast/Multicast. The display in the list box will reflect the current status at each interface of the alarm type you have selected.
2.In the list box, click to highlight the interface or interfaces for which you would like to configure an alarm for the selected variable. Note that the editable fields will display the alarm parameters assigned to the selected interface with the lowest index number; however, any changes you make in these fields will be set to all selected interfaces.
3.In the Interval field, enter the amount of time, in seconds, over which the selected variable will be sampled. At the end of the interval, the sample value will be compared to both the rising and falling thresholds. You can assign any interval from 1 to 999,999,999; however, intervals shorter than 10 seconds are not likely to perform well. The default value is 30.
4.In the Alarm field, click to select one or both of the following options:
a.Select Log if you wish to create a silent log of alarm occurrences.
b.Select Trap if you wish the 7C0x to issue a trap in response to each alarm occurrence.
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Current versions of the Basic Alarm Configuration application do not provide a means for viewing any alarm logs you choose to create; if you wish to use the Log option, you can view the associated log via the MIBTree or any similar
If you select the Trap option, be sure your 7C0x SmartSwitch is configured to send traps to your management workstation, and be sure that workstation has the ability to receive traps (which SPMA does not provide); for more information, see the Trap Table chapter in the SPMA Tools Guide.
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