HP Network Direr Software Products manual Alerts System, Overview, Attach Alerts Dialog, Box

364CHAPTER 8: THE EVENT LOG

■Change the configured maximum number of days to keep events for and change the maximum number of events to keep.

	When you close the Ageing dialog box by clicking OK the event ageing
	process is immediately run with your new settings. This may result in
	events being permanently removed from the events database.
	If you do not normally leave 3Com Network Director running overnight
	and you still wish to restrict the size of your events database using the
	ageing process then you should launch the Ageing dialog box and close it
	by clicking OK on a regular basis to enforce your configured limits.
Alert System	The alert system works in conjunction with the events system to perform
Components	actions when events are generated for a device or link in the map. These
	actions can provide you with automated notification of new events, or
	may automatically perform operations aimed at resolving the event, such
	as enabling a backup link if a main link fails.
	This section describes how to use the alert system in 3Com Network
	Director.
Alerts System	The alerts system works in a straightforward manner. Each item in the
Overview	map may have one or more alerts attached to it. When a new event is
	generated for an item, all alerts that are attached to that item are
	triggered and their actions are performed.
	Alerts are attached to devices and links, not to events. When you attach
	an alert to a item, any event generated for that item will cause the alert
	to be triggered.
	Alerts are only generated for warning or higher severity events. Alerts are
	not generated for information severity events.
Attach Alerts Dialog	The Attach Alerts dialog box is the central point of control for the alerts
Box	system. It allows you to view the alerts attached to items, attach new
	alerts to items and create new types of alert.
	The Attach Alerts dialog box can be launched either from the Main
	Window or from the Events window.