SMC Networks SMC6924VF manual 4-11

ADVANCED TOPICS

storms, or other unusual events. Historical information can also be used to predict network growth and plan for expansion before your network becomes too overloaded.

Alarms: Can be set to test data over any specified time interval, and can monitor absolute or changing values (such as a statistical counter reaching a specific value, or a statistic changing by a certain amount over the set interval). Alarms can be set to respond to either rising or falling thresholds.

Events: Defines the action to take when an alarm is triggered. The response to an alarm can include recording the alarm in the Log Table or sending a message to a trap manager. Note that the Alarm and Event Groups are used together to record important events or immediately respond to critical network problems.

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