Cisco Systems 5 Setting Host Thresholds, Alarm Summary dashboard Monitor Overview Alarm Summary

Chapter 2 Setting Up The NAM Traffic Analyzer

Alarms

Table 2-14	Threshold Configuration
Field		Description
Severity		High or Low (user-configured classification). These alarms are displayed on
		the Alarm Summary dashboard (Monitor > Overview > Alarm Summary).
		You can choose to view High, Low, or High and Low alarms.
Action		Rising action and Falling action (if configured). Alarms are predefined
		conditions based on a rising data threshold, a falling data threshold, or both.
Status		“OK” if configuration is complete. Otherwise, the issue will be listed (for
		example, “Missing Src Site”).

You can set up alarm thresholds by defining threshold conditions for monitored variables on the NAM Traffic Analyzer. Figure 2-5shows the threshold types you can configure:

Figure 2-5 Create Threshold

To see the specific steps required for setting up a threshold type, choose the type from the list below:

•Setting Host Thresholds, page 2-40

•Setting Conversation Thresholds, page 2-41

•Setting Application Thresholds, page 2-42

•Setting Response Time Thresholds, page 2-43

•Setting DSCP Thresholds, page 2-44

•Setting RTP Stream Thresholds, page 2-45

•Setting Voice Signaling Thresholds, page 2-46

•Setting NDE Interface Thresholds, page 2-47

Setting Host Thresholds

Step 1 Choose Setup > Alarms > Thresholds.

Step 2 Click the Create button and choose the Host tab.

Step 3 The Host Alarm Threshold Configuration window displays. Fill in the fields as appropriate. Table 2-15, Host Alarm Thresholds describes the fields available on this screen.

Table 2-15 Host Alarm Thresholds

Field

Name

Site

Description

Give the Host Alarm Threshold a name.

Choose a site from the list. See Sites, page 2-58for information on setting up a site.

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