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Alarm Configuration
Element Manager Tools Guide.) The display will default to the top of the tree
(labeled Internet); there are three ways to locate and/or assign the correct
variable:
a. If you know the exact name of the OID whose value you wish to track,
simply enter the name in the Variable field; to verify that you have entered
the name correctly, click on to move the MIBTree display to that
OID. (If MIBTree display does not adjust to show the OID you’ve entered,
you’ve entered the name incorrectly.)
b. Use the Radar View panel located just left of the MIB Tree panel to adjust
the MIB Tree display to the part of the tree that contains the variable you
are interested in, then click to open the appropriate folders. (Again, see
the Tools Guide for more details on using the Radar View.)
c. Use the scroll bars and click to open the appropriate folders in the
MIBTree panel to locate the object you wish you use; click to select it in
the panel, and its name will automatically be entered in the Variable field.
5. Once you have selected the object you wish to set, you must assign the
appropriate instance value in the Instance field. If you’re not sure how the
object you wish to set is instanced, you can use the MIBTree utility (described
in the Tools Guide) to query it; all available instances for the object will be
displayed.
6. In the Value field, enter the value you wish to set for the selected object.
Again, if you’re not sure what the valid values are for the variable you wish to
set, locate the object in the MIBTree utility and use the Details button to
obtain more information.
7. Once you’ve configured your action, click on ; the action will be added
to the Action Table list in the lower left corner of the window. Note that the
window remains open so that you may configure additional new actions or
modify existing ones; selecting any action in the Action Table will display that
action’s parameters in the window and make them available for editing. When
you have finished configuring your actions, click on to close the
window.
Note that the Action Table will update automatically each time an action is added
or deleted; use the button to update the table at any time.
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If you select an invalid OID — that is, one which does not permit write access — the
message !!Can’t set action on this type!! will be displayed in the Variable field.
If you don’t know the exact spelling of the OID you wish to use for your alarm variable,
and you can’t find it by searching through the tree, use the MIBTree utility’s Find feature
to locate the OID and determine its exact spelling (and tree location). For more
information on the MIBTree panel and its Find capabilities, see Chapter 3, MIB Tools, in
the SPECTRUM Element Manager Tools Guide. Note that this Find feature is no
longer case-sensitive.