Basic Alarm Configuration 4-9
Alarm Configuration
To configure additional alarms, or alarms of a different type, select the appropriate alarm
variable at the top of the window, highlight the appropriate interface(s), and repeat the
procedures outlined above.
Disabling a Basic AlarmUsing the Disable button at the bottom of the window actually performs two functions: it
both disables the alarm and deletes the alarm entry (and its associated event and action
entries) from device memory to help conserve device resources. In the list box display, the
parameters for any “disabled” alarm are automatically reset to their default values.
To disable an alarm:
1. In the top of the window, click to select the variable for which you wish to
disable an alarm: Kilobits, Total Errors, or Broadcast/Multicast.
2. In the list box display, click to highlight the interface(s) for which you wish to
disable the selected alarm type. (Remember, you can use shift-click to select
a sequential group of interfaces, or ctrl-click to select any group of
interfaces.)
3. Click on the Disable button. The selected alarm type on the selected
interface(s) will be disabled, and the list box display will refresh to refl ect
those changes.
Viewing the Basic Alarm LogIf you have selected the “log” response for an alarm, and that alarm’s rising and/or falling
threshold has been crossed, the Basic Alarms application will create a log of alarm
occurrences. If a threshold has been crossed, it will be preceded in the interface list box
display by a double greater-than sign (>>). Clicking to select an interface which is so
marked will activate the View Log button; selecting the View Log button will launch the
appropriate Basic Alarm Log, Figure 4-2. (Note that selecting more than one interface —
even if all selected interfaces have experienced alarm conditions — will deactivate the
View Log button; you can only view a single alarm log at a time.)