Creating an Alarm

Use the following procedure to create an alarm to receive statistics and history using default values.
Step Action
1

Selecting Serviceability, RMON, Alarm Manager from the menu.

2

In the Variable field, select a variable and a port (or other ID) from the list to set the alarm.

Alarm variables are in three formats, depending on the type:

  • A chassis alarm ends in .x where the x index is hard-coded. No further information is required.
  • A card, spanning tree group (STG) or EtherStat alarm ends with a dot (.). A card number, STG ID, IP address, or EtherStat information must be entered.
  • A port alarm ends with no dot or index and requires using the port shortcut menu. An example of a port alarm is ifInOctets (interface incoming octet count).
3

In the remaining fields, enter the information for the alarm.

4

Click Insert.
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