TYPICAL ELITEVIEW APPLICATIONS
Table A-1 Log and Event Manager Parameters
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Target Address | IP address of target SNMP device you wish to monitor. | 192.72.24.05 |
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MIB Module | A collection of managed objects. |
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Variable | Name of variable as defined in the MIB. | sysDescr |
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Index | Value of index as defined in MIB which is used to access a table. | 1 |
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Filter | Formula used to filter information. | (VALUE>100) AND |
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| (TIME<120000) |
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Threshold | Criteria used to generate events when the filter conditions are satisfied. | R>100 |
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Event Name | Name of the event used by the Event Manager to handle the threshold | CRITICAL |
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Event Action | Beep – an audible alarm issued by the network management station |
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| Show message box – display a | 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 |
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| <OK> button to dismiss the message. This action is recommended for |
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| critical events. |
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| Run program – execute any | PAGER |
| ideal for sending a message via email or FAX. |
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| 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. |
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| Write into database – Put a message into the event database. | CAUTION: Excessive |
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| CRC errors on device |
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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.”