beautypg.com

Avaya P130 SMON User Manual

Page 14

background image

Chapter 1

7

Avaya P130 SMON User Guide

The following figure shows the scheme used to generate Events.

Figure 1-1. Events Overview

The first Event is a Rising Event, caused by the counter rate rising above

the Rising Threshold. The second Event is a Falling Event, caused by the

counter rate falling below the Falling Threshold. The third Event is a

Rising Event. Note, that although the rate falls below the Rising Threshold

and then rises above it again, no Event is generated. A new Rising Event

can only be generated after the rate falls below the Falling Threshold.

Similarly, after the fourth Event, although the rate rises above the Falling

Threshold and then falls below it again, no Event is generated. A new

Falling Event can only be generated after the rate rises above the Rising

Threshold.

If you want to be informed of the rise or fall of the rate of a particular type

of packet on a port, you could use the Alarm Wizard to define thresholds

for the packet type on the port. You could then specify whether an Event

causes a trap to be sent to the device’s manager, or is listed in SMON’s

Device Event Log, or both.

If you suspect a problem on a port, you can use Alarms and Events to

notify you when a problem occurs. You could then use the Port History

tool to identify the duration and frequency of the problem. This can help

you locate the cause of the problem.

Counter

Rate

Rising Threshold

Falling Threshold

Time

u

- Rising Event

- Falling Event