Setting A Ring Level Alarm; Setting And Viewing Station Alarms - Cabletron Systems SPECTRUM TRMMIM User Manual

The Threshold field allows you to configure a new threshold for the alarm
highlighted in the Alarm Type list.
When setting thresholds for ring-level alarms, keep in mind that the TRMMIM is
counting all occurrences of the selected variable on the whole ring, not just those
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occurrences on a single station. Note, too, that ring-level alarms can only be set for non-
isolating errors — that is, those that do not pinpoint a specific trouble spot on the ring.
The Status field allows you to enable or disable the alarm highlighted in the
Alarm Type list.
Click on
selecting another alarm; click on

Setting a Ring Level Alarm

To set an alarm at the ring level:
1. In the Timebase field, enter the amount of time, in seconds, you want the
2. In the Alarm Type list, click mouse button 1 on the alarm type you wish to
3. Enter your desired alarm threshold in the Threshold field, keeping in mind
4. Enable or Disable the selected alarm type by clicking mouse button 1 in the
5. Click mouse button 1 on
Your new alarm status and thresholds will take effect immediately.

Setting and Viewing Station Alarms

To view or set station-level alarms, highlight the appropriate interface in the
Ring/Stn Alarms window, then click mouse button 1 on
Alarms window,
Setting and Viewing Station Alarms
to save any changes you have made to an alarm before
selected variable counted for comparison to your alarm thresholds.
Remember, this timebase will apply to all enabled alarms at both the ring and
station levels.
configure.
that ring-level alarms will count all occurrences of the selected variable on the
ring as a whole.
appropriate Status option.
configure more than one alarm type, be sure to click on
selecting another alarm type, or the changes you made to the first alarm will
be lost.
Figure 4-3, will appear.
Alarm Configuration
to exit the window.
to save your changes. If you wish to
before
; the Station
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