8 | THE EVENT LOG |
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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. | |
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Key Concepts | This section describes the key concepts associated with the events system | |
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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.