Advanced Alarm Configuration 4-15Alarm 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 double-click on the alarm you want to use in the main Alarms Watch list,
and the Create/Edit Alarms window will update accordingly.
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 4-4, will appear.
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.
Figure4-4. The RMON Create/Edit Alarms Window
NOTE 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.