Alarm Configuration
Note, too, that the main Alarm/Event window remains active while the Create/Edit Alarms window is open; to edit a different alarm (or use its settings as the basis of a new alarm), simply
To configure an alarm:
1.If you wish to modify an existing alarm or create a new alarm based on the parameters of an existing one, be sure the alarm of interest is highlighted in the Alarms Watch list, then click on the Create/Edit button at the top of the Alarms Watch portion of the RMON Advanced Alarm/Event window. The Create/Edit Alarms window, Figure
If you wish to create an entirely new alarm, it doesn’t matter which existing alarm (if any) is highlighted when you open the Create/Edit Alarms window; although the window will, by default, display the parameters of whichever alarm is currently selected, all parameters are editable and can be configured as desired.
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Whether you are modifying an existing alarm or creating a new one is determined solely by the assignment of the Index number: if you assign a previously unused index number, a new alarm instance will be created; if you use an existing index number, its associated alarm will be modified.
Figure 4-4. The RMON Create/Edit Alarms Window
Advanced Alarm Configuration |
