Enterasys Networks 6000 User Manual

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Alarm Configuration

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Advanced Alarm Configuration

In the Owner text box, enter some appropriate text designation for this alarm,
if desired; you may want to use the network manager’s name or phone
number, or the IP or MAC address of the management workstation, to identify
the creator of the alarm. Since any workstation can access and change the
alarms you are setting in your SmartSwitch 6000 or Matrix E7 series module,
some owner identification can prevent alarms from being altered or deleted
accidentally. The default value provided is EMAN —
<(hostname)> , where and <(hostname)> refer to
the workstation that created the alarm and and reflect the date
and time of the alarm’s creation.

If you are creating a new alarm, use the Index field to assign a unique,
currently unused index number to identify the alarm. Clicking on the Index
button will automatically assign the lowest available number; you can also
click directly in the text box and assign any value you want between 1 and
1,999 and 4,000 and 6,5535 (indices 2000 to 3999 are reserved and
unavailable).

If you wish to modify an existing alarm, enter the appropriate index value,
or double-click on the alarm of interest in the Alarms Watch list (in the main
Alarm/Event window).

To select the Variable to be used for your alarm, use the MIB Tree display
provided on the right side of the window. (For more information about how to
use the MIB Tools utility, see the

Element Manager Tools Guide.) The

display will default to the top of the tree (labeled Internet); there are two ways
to locate and/or assign the correct variable:

NOTE

In accordance with Year 2000 compliance requirements, NetSight Element Manager now
displays and allows you to set all dates with four-digit year values.

NOTE

Clicking on the Index button to select the next available index number will replace the
current Owner string with the default value described above; if the default value is
already in place, the date and time will be updated.

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Remember, the only thing that determines whether you are modifying an existing alarm or
creating a new one is the assignment of the index number; be sure to assign this value
appropriately.