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Event tab

Items in the Events tab specify whether a trap, a log, or a trap and a log is generated to view alarm activity.

To view a table of events:

  1. From the Device Manager menu bar, choose Rmon > Alarms.
  2. The RmonAlarms dialog box opens with the Alarm tab displayed.
  3. Click the Event tab.
  4. The Event tab opens.

The table below describes the items in the Event tab.


Item Description
Index
An index that uniquely identifies an entry in the event table. Each entry defines one event set for generation when the appropriate conditions occur.
Description
Specifies whether the event is a rising or falling event.
Type
The type of notification that the Device Manager provides about this event. In the case of log, an entry is made in the log table for each event. In the case of trap, an SNMP trap is sent to one or more management stations. Possible notifications follow:
  • none
  • log
  • trap
  • log-and-trap
Community
The SNMP community string acts as a password. Only those management applications with this community string can view the alarms.
LastTimeSent
The value of sysUpTime at the time this event entry last generated an event. If this entry has not generated any events, this value is zero.
Owner
If traps are specified to be sent to the owner, then this item is the name of the machine that receives alarm traps.


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