8

THE EVENT LOG

 

Overview

This chapter describes the events system that is used within 3Com

 

Network Director to provide a constantly updated log of activity on your

 

network.

 

The events system can be used to view and take action on abnormal

 

network conditions before they cause problems. It offers powerful

 

filtering tools to allow you to view only events of interest and offers

 

configurable Smart Event Analysis to help ensure that logged events are

 

relevant and concise.

 

This chapter covers the following topics:

 

Key Concepts

 

Events List Components

 

Event System Configuration

 

Alert System Components

 

Examples

 

Key Considerations

 

 

Key Concepts

This section describes the key concepts associated with the events system

 

within 3Com Network Director.

Events An event is a logged notification of something of interest that has occurred either on the network or within 3Com Network Director itself. Events may inform you of any of the following:

An abnormal occurrence on the network. A received SNMP trap.

The completion of an internal activity within 3Com Network Director.