SMC Networks 6.20 manual Managing Events, Using Rmon

CONTENTS

8 Managing Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-1

Understanding the Event Manager	8-1
Starting the Event Manager	8-1
Defining Events	8-2
Pre-Defined “System” Events	8-2
Defining “User” Events	8-2
Defining Event Actions	8-2
Event Data	8-4
Receiving SNMP Traps with the Trap Manager	8-6
Limitations of Trap Messages	8-6
Trap Types	8-6
Trap Manager	8-6
Posting Messages to the Report Window	8-7
Edit Menu	8-8

9 Using RMON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-1

Introduction	. 9-1
A Brief Description of RMON	. 9-1
Starting the RMON Manager	. 9-2
RMON Utilities	. 9-4
Statistics Group	. 9-5
Viewing Statistics	. 9-6
History Group	9-10
Alarm and Event Groups	9-13
Host Group	9-15
Host Top N Group	9-18
Matrix Group	9-20
Filter and Capture Groups	9-22

A Typical EliteView Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Adding a New MIB Using the MIB Compiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 Managing a Third-Party Device Using the MIB Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Using the Log and Event Managers to Monitor the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3 Customizing EliteView to Receive Third-Party Traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6 Exporting Logged Data to Other Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7

B Customizing EliteView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

EliteView’s Initialization Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-1

Inside the NETMGR.INI File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-1

Description of Sections in NETMGR.INI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-1

Changing Parameters in NETMGR.INI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-2

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