Alert System Components; Alerts System Overview; Attach Alerts Dialog Box - 3Com 3C15500 - Network Director User Manual

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Change the configured maximum number of days to keep events for
and change the maximum number of events to keep.
When you close the Ageing dialog box by clicking OK the event ageing
process is immediately run with your new settings. This may result in
events being permanently removed from the events database.
If you do not normally leave 3Com Network Director running overnight
and you still wish to restrict the size of your events database using the
ageing process then you should launch the Ageing dialog box and close it
by clicking OK on a regular basis to enforce your configured limits.
The alert system works in conjunction with the events system to perform
actions when events are generated for a device or link in the map. These
actions can provide you with automated notification of new events, or
may automatically perform operations aimed at resolving the event, such
as enabling a backup link if a main link fails.
This section describes how to use the alert system in 3Com Network
Director.
The alerts system works in a straightforward manner. Each item in the
map may have one or more alerts attached to it. When a new event is
generated for an item, all alerts that are attached to that item are
triggered and their actions are performed.
Alerts are attached to devices and links, not to events. When you attach
an alert to a item, any event generated for that item will cause the alert
to be triggered.
Alerts are only generated for warning or higher severity events. Alerts are
not generated for information severity events.
The Attach Alerts dialog box is the central point of control for the alerts
system. It allows you to view the alerts attached to items, attach new
alerts to items and create new types of alert.
The Attach Alerts dialog box can be launched either from the Main
Window or from the Events window.