Alarm Configuration
2.In the Owner text box, enter some appropriate text designation for this alarm, if desired; you may want to use the network manager’s name or phone number, or the IP or MAC address of the management workstation, to identify the creator of the alarm. Since any workstation can access and change the alarms you are setting in your SmartSwitch 6000 or Matrix E7 series module, some owner identification can prevent alarms from being altered or deleted accidentally. The default value provided is EMAN — <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.
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In accordance with Year 2000 compliance requirements, NetSight Element Manager now displays and allows you to set all dates with
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 6,5535 (indices 2000 to 3999 are reserved and unavailable).
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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
Remember, the only thing that determines whether you are modifying an existing alarm or
TIP creating a 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 MIB Tree display provided on the right side of the window. (For more information about how to use the MIB Tools utility, see the Element Manager Tools Guide.) The display will default to the top of the tree (labeled Internet); there are two ways to locate and/or assign the correct variable:
Advanced Alarm Configuration |
