Chapter 2 Setting Up The NAM Traffic Analyzer

Alarms

Table 2-17

Application 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.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

Application Metrics (per

Choose Bytes or Packets, and then enter a Rising threshold and a

second)

 

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 Response Time Thresholds

Step 1 Choose Setup > Alarms > Thresholds.

Step 2 Click the Create button and choose the Response Time tab.

Step 3 The Response Time Alarm Threshold Configuration window displays. Fill in the fields as appropriate. Table 2-18, Response Time Thresholds describes the fields available on this screen.

Table 2-18 Response Time Thresholds

Field

Description

 

 

Name

Give the Response Time Alarm Threshold a name.

 

 

Application

Choose an application from the list. You can start typing the first

 

few characters to narrow the 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.

 

 

Client Site/Host

Make a selection from the lists. See Sites, page 2-58for information

 

on setting up a site.

 

 

Server Site/Host

Make a selection from the lists, or leave as “Any.” See Sites,

 

page 2-58for information on setting up a site.

 

 

 

 

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