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The following table describes the RMON Insert Alarm dialog box fields.
RMON Insert Alarm dialog box fields
Field
Variable
Sample Type
Sample
Interval
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Alarm variables are in three formats, depending on the type:
• A chassis alarm ends in .x where the x index is hard-coded. No
further information is required.
• A card, spanning tree group (STG) or EtherStat alarm ends
with a dot (.). A card number, STG ID, IP address, or EtherStat
information must be entered.
• A port alarm ends with no dot or index and requires using the
port shortcut menu. An example of a port alarm is ifInOctets
(interface incoming octet count).
In the remaining fields, enter the information for the alarm. The fields
for this screen are described in table below.
Click Insert.
Description
Name and type of alarm--indicated by the format:
alarmname.x where x=0 indicates a chassis alarm.
alarmname. where the user must specify the index. This will
be a card number for module-related alarms, an STG ID for
spanning tree group alarms (the default STG is 1, other STG
IDs are user-configured), or the Ether Statistics Control Index
for RMON Stats alarms
alarmname with no dot or index is a port-related alarm and
results in display of the port selection tool.
Can be either absolute or delta.
For more information about sample types, refer to
alarms" (page
Time period (in seconds) over which the data is sampled and
compared with the rising and falling thresholds.

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5500 Series

Configuration - System Monitoring

NN47200-505 03.01 Standard

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