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326CHAPTER 8: THE EVENT LOG

 

SNMP Trap: Sends an SNMP trap to a trap destination containing

 

details of a generated event.

 

See “Event System Configuration” on page page 349 for details of

 

configuring alerts.

 

 

Events List

The Events window is used to display a list of events that have been

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generated for a particular map, and is automatically updated as new

 

events are generated so that you may always view the current state of

 

your network.

 

The Events window incorporates a comprehensive filtering system to

 

allow you to focus the list on only those events that are of interest to you,

 

and you may have several copies of the Events window on screen at one

 

time, each with a different filter.

 

This section describes the how to use the Events window in 3Com

 

Network Director to view the events for your network.

Launching the Events

The Events window can be launched in three ways from the map, each of

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which affects the initial filtering that is set up within the window:

 

Viewing All Events: In order to view all of the events logged for the

 

map, select Alerts/Events > All Events, or click the corresponding button

 

in the toolbar. This launches the Events window with the default filter.

 

Viewing Events for a Selection: To view all of the events logged for

 

the items currently selected, select Alerts/Events > View Filtered Events, or

 

right-click on the selection and select View Filtered Events from the

 

right-click menu. This launches the Events window box with the default

 

filter, modified so that it filters for events logged for the selected items

 

only.

 

Viewing Unresolved Events for a Selection: To view all of the

 

unresolved events logged for the items currently selected, right-click on

 

the selection and select What’s Wrong from the right-click menu. This

 

launches the Events window with the default filter, modified to so that it

 

filters for unresolved events logged for the selected items only.

The default filter that gets used as the basis for all three launch points is to filter for any events logged in the last thirty days that have not been

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