Cisco Systems 5, NAM manual Setting Application Thresholds

Chapter 2 Setting Up The NAM Traffic Analyzer

Alarms

Table 2-16	Conversation Alarm Thresholds (continued)
Field		Description
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.
Source Site/Host		Make a selection from the drop-down lists, or leave as “Any.” See
		Sites, page 2-58for information on setting up a site.
Destination Site/Host		Make a selection from the drop-down lists, or leave as “Any.” See
		Sites, page 2-58for information on setting up a site.
Actions		From the lists, choose a Rising action and a Falling action
		(optional). See Alarm Actions, page 2-36for information on setting
		up alarm actions.
Conversation Metrics (per		Choose from one of the six metrics, and then enter a Rising
second)		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.

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 Application Thresholds

Step 1 Choose Setup > Alarms > Thresholds.

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

Step 3 The Application Alarm Threshold Configuration window displays. Fill in the fields as appropriate. Table 2-17, Application Alarm Thresholds describes the fields available on this screen.

Table 2-17	Application Alarm Thresholds
Field		Description
Name		Give the Application Alarm Threshold a name.
Site		Choose a site from the list. See Sites, page 2-58for information on
		setting up a site.
Application		Choose an application from the list. You can start typing the first
		few characters to narrow the list.
DSCP		Choose a DSCP value 0-63, or Any.

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