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Chapter 2 Setting Up The NAM Traffic Analyzer
Alarms
Note If you leave a selection blank, it means that that parameter will not be considered. If you select
“Any”, it will use any of the selections for that parameter, if encountered.
Step 4 Click Submit to set the thresholds, click Reset to reset the thresholds to their default value, or click
Cancel to remove any changes you might have made.
Step 5 When finished, click Submit.
Setting Conversation Thresholds
Step 1 Choose Setup > Alarms > Thresholds.
Step 2 Click the Create button and choose the Conversation tab.
Step 3 The Conversation Alarm Threshold Configuration window displays. Fill in the fields as appropriate.
Table 2-16, Conversation Alarm Thresholds describes the fields available on this screen.
Host Choose a host from the list.
You can type in the name of the host if the drop-down list does not contain the
desired host.
Application Choose an application from the list. You can enter the first few characters to
narrow the selection in the drop-down list.
DSCP Choose a DSCP value from the list. You can enter the first few characters to
narrow the selection in the drop-down list.
Severity Choose High or Low. These will display on the Alarm Summary dashboard
(Monitor > Overview >Alarm Summary), where you can choose to view High,
Low, or High and Low alarms.
Actions From the drop-down lists, choose a Rising action and a Falling action (optional).
During threshold creation, by default, the falling action is the same as rising
action. See Alarm Actions, page 2-36 for information on setting up alarm actions.
Host Metrics
(per second)
Choose the type of metric from the list, and then enter a value for a Rising
threshold and a Falling threshold.
Add Metrics
(button)
Click the Add Metrics button to add another row.
Delete (button) Click the Delete button to remove that Metrics row.
Table 2-15 Host Alarm Thresholds (continued)
Field Description
Tab l e 2-16 Conversation Alarm Thresholds
Field Description
Name Give the Conversation Alarm Threshold a name.
Application Choose an application from the list. You can start typing the first
few characters to narrow the list.