C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch

RMON Alarms

Alarm is a useful RMON feature; it enables you to set your own

 

thresholds for when the network activity requires some attention.

 

1

Right-click a switch and select Monitoring>RMON

 

 

Alarms>Configure. The Alarm Table window opens,

 

 

which lists all alarms.

 

2

Click Add to add an alarm to the list.

 

 

After defining the alarm, a trap is sent every time the threshold

 

 

is exceeded.

RMON Events

Event is a useful RMON feature; it enables you to set your own

 

events, defined by type; Log, Trap or Log and Trap:

 

1

Right-click a switch and select Monitoring> RMON

 

 

Alarms>Events. The Events Table window opens, which

 

 

lists all events defined.

 

2

Click Add to add an event to the list.

 

 

Note

Events can be created automatically through the alarm

 

 

 

configurations.

Online Help

For more information about the use of the RMON facilities, please re-

 

fer to the online Help.

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Intel 550T Right-click a switch and select MonitoringRMON, AlarmsConfigure. The Alarm Table window opens, Is exceeded