Alarm Configuration

the creator of the alarm. Since any workstation can access and change the alarms you are setting in your SmartSwitch 2000, some owner identification can prevent alarms from being altered or deleted accidentally. The default value provided is — <IP address> <(hostname)> <date> <time>, where <IP address> and <(hostname)> refer to the workstation that created the alarm and <date> and <time> reflect the date and time of the alarm’s creation.

3.If you are creating a new alarm, use the Index field to assign a unique, currently unused index number to identify the alarm. Clicking on the Index button will automatically assign the lowest available number; you can also click directly in the text box and assign any value you want between 1 and 1,999 and 4,000 and 9,999 (indices 2000 to 3999 are reserved and unavailable).

NOTE

Clicking on the Index button to select the next available index number will replace the current Owner string with the default value described above; if the default value is already in place, the date and time will be updated.

If you wish to modify an existing alarm, enter the appropriate index value, or double-click on the alarm of interest in the Alarms Watch list (in the main Alarm/Event window).

The only thing that determines whether you are modifying an existing alarm or creating a

TIP new one is the assignment of the index number; be sure to assign this value appropriately.

4.To select the Variable to be used for your alarm, use the MIBTree panel provided on the right side of the window. (For more information about how to use the MIB Tree panel, see the MIB Tools chapter in the Tools Guide.) The display will default to the top of the tree (labeled Internet); there are three ways to locate and/or assign the correct variable:

a.If you know the exact name of the OID whose value you wish to track, simply enter the name in the Alarm Variable field; to verify that you have entered the name correctly, click on the Find->button to move the MIB Tree display to that OID. (If the MIB Tree display does not adjust to show the OID you’ve entered, you’ve entered the name incorrectly.)

b.Use the Radar View panel located just left of the MIB Tree panel to adjust the MIB Tree display to the part of the tree that contains the variable you are interested in, then click to open the appropriate folders. (Again, see the Tools Guide for more details on using the Radar View.)

c.Use the scroll bars and click to open the appropriate folders in the MIB Tree panel to locate the object you wish to use; click to select it in the panel, and its name will automatically be entered in the Alarm Variable field.

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2000 specifications

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