Device Online Help

Creating events (nondefault)

To create events with nondefault parameter values:

1. From the Device Manager menu bar, choose RMON > Alarms.

The RmonAlarms dialog box opens with the Alarms tab displayed.

2. Click the Events tab.

The Events tab opens.

3. Click Insert.

The RmonAlarms, Insert Events dialog box opens.

4. Type a name for the event in the Description field.
5. Select the type of event you want.

The default setting is log-and-trap. You may opt to set the event type to log to save memory or to snmp-log to reduce traffic from the switch.

If you select snmp-trap or log, you must set trap receivers.

6. Click Insert.

The new event is displayed in the Events tab of the RmonAlarms dialog box.

• RMON Event tab fields