TYPICAL ELITEVIEW APPLICATIONS

Table A-1 Log and Event Manager Parameters

Parameter

Description

Example

 

 

 

Target Address

IP address of target SNMP device you wish to monitor.

192.72.24.05

 

 

 

MIB Module

A collection of managed objects.

SMC-MIB

 

 

 

Variable

Name of variable as defined in the MIB.

sysDescr

 

 

 

Index

Value of index as defined in MIB which is used to access a table.

1

 

 

 

Filter

Formula used to filter information.

(VALUE>100) AND

 

 

(TIME<120000)

 

 

 

Threshold

Criteria used to generate events when the filter conditions are satisfied.

R>100

 

 

 

Event Name

Name of the event used by the Event Manager to handle the threshold

CRITICAL

 

condition.

 

 

 

 

Event Action

Beep – an audible alarm issued by the network management station

 

 

 

 

 

Show message box – display a user-defined message in a box on the

CRITICAL: Hub

 

network management station’s screen. The message box appears on top of

overheating

 

all other windows. When the message box appears, you must click on the

 

 

<OK> button to dismiss the message. This action is recommended for

 

 

critical events.

 

 

 

 

 

Run program – execute any Windows-based application. This action is

PAGER 408-555-4742

 

ideal for sending a message via email or FAX.

 

 

 

 

 

Send message to REPORT – Insert a message into the Report window.

WARNING: SERVER

 

Alarm messages are time stamped and shown in chronological order. This

DISK > 90% full

 

action is recommended for routine events.

 

 

 

 

 

Write into database – Put a message into the event database.

CAUTION: Excessive

 

 

CRC errors on device

 

 

 

For more detailed information on Log and Event parameters refer to chapters 7 and 8 respectively.

Let’s say that you want to monitor the total packets received by an SNMP device whose IP address is 192.72.24.1. Then you would like to save this value every 60 seconds between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM. And if the rate is greater than 1000 per second, you want to save the value and at the same time be informed of the situation through an audible alarm, such as a beep. Suppose you consider this as a critical condition and would like to call it “Hot_1.”

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