Enterasys Networks 2000 Creating and Editing an Advanced Alarm

Alarm Configuration

The information provided in this screen is static once it is displayed; for updated

information, click Refresh. Adding or modifying an alarm automatically updates

the list.

The fields in the Events Watch display include:

Index This is a number that uniquely identifies an entry in the

event table; an index number is assigned when an event

is created. These numbers are extremely important, as

they are the means by which an event is associated with

an alarm or a packet capture filter. As with alarms, these

index numbers are user-defined and can be assigned

according to any indexing scheme that works for you.

Index numbers are permanently assigned to their

associated events; however, numbers made available by

the deletion of existing events can be assigned to new

events, as needed. Indices 2000 to 4999 are reserved and

unavailable.

LastTime Indicates the last time this event was triggered. Note that

this information is static once it is displayed, and the

LastTime field will not be updated unless you close, then

open, the Alarms/Events window, or click Refresh.

Type Indicates the type of response that will be generated if

the event is triggered: log, trap, or log & trap. A type of

“none” indicates that occurrences of the event will not be

logged and no trap will be sent; however, note that this

field does not indicate whether or not there are any

actions associated with the selected event.

Description This is a user-defined text description used to identify

the event and/or the alarm or packet capture that

triggers it.

The Event Log button at the bottom of the screen provides access to the log which

lists the occurrences of an event.

Creating and Editing an Advanced Alarm

The Create/Edit Alarms window (Figure3- 4, following page) allows you to both

create new alarms and edit existing ones. When you click on the Create/Edit

button in the Alarms Watch list, the Create/Edit Alarms window will display the

parameters of the alarm which is currently highlighted in the list. (If no alarms

have yet been configured, a set of default parameters will be displayed.) All of

these parameters are editable: to change an existing alarm, edit any parameter

except the Index value; to create an entirely new alarm, simply assign a new Index

number. The ability to assign index numbers allows you to quickly and easily

create a number of similar alarms without having to close, then re-open the

window or re-assign every parameter.