Enterasys Networks Matrix E7, 6000 manual Creating and Editing an Advanced Alarm

Alarm Configuration

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. Note that 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
	Advanced Alarms/Events window, or click on the Refresh
	button.
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.

Note that the information provided in this screen is static once it is displayed; for updated information, click on the Refresh button. Adding or modifying an event automatically updates the list.

Creating and Editing an Advanced Alarm

The Create/Edit Alarms window (Figure 4-4on page 4-15) 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.

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