Cabletron Systems Lancast Media Converter 7000 User Manual
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Alarm Configuration
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Advanced Alarm Configuration
6.
Use the options in the Event Type field to define how this event will respond
when an associated threshold is crossed:
a.
Select the Log option to create a silent log of event occurrences and the
alarms that triggered them. Each event’s log can be viewed by clicking on
at the bottom of the Alarm/Event window. (See Viewing an
Advanced Alarm Event Log,
, for more information.)
b.
Select Trap to instruct the device to send a pair of SNMP traps (one
WARNING, one Normal) to the management station each time the event
is triggered.
c.
Select both Log and Trap to both log the event occurrence and generate
the traps.
If you select neither option, the event’s occurrences will neither be logged nor
generate traps; unless the event includes an action or a series of actions, this
effectively disables the event (since there will be no indication that it has been
triggered).
7.
For devices which support the proprietary Actions MIB, an
button
will appear in the Create/Edit Events window; using this feature, you can
configure an SNMP SET or series of SETs that will be performed
automatically when the event is triggered. See Adding Actions to an Event,
below, for more information.
8.
Click
to set your changes. Note that the window remains open so
that you may configure additional new events or modify existing ones;
remember, you can double-click on any event in the Events Watch list in the
main Alarm/Event window to display its parameters in the Create/Edit Event
window (and in the Create/Edit Actions window, if it’s open). When you have
finished configuring your events, click on
to close the window.
NOTES
In order for the trap selection to work properly, your SmartSwitch 7000 must be
conÞgured to send traps to the management station. This is accomplished via local
management; consult your device hardware manual for more information.
If you are monitoring a variable you consider to be critical, we do not recommend that you
select Trap as the only event response; if a trap is lost due to a collision or other
transmission problem, it will not be re-sent.
NOTE
The Event Type Þeld in the Advanced Alarm/Event List window will display a value of
ÒnoneÓ if neither the Log nor the Trap response has been selected; note, however, that this
Þeld does not indicate whether or not an event has been conÞgured to perform an SNMP
SET or series of SETs via the Actions MIB.