Setting An Alarm Limit - Cabletron Systems IRM/LM User Manual

SETTING ALARM LIMITS
Within
Allows you to set time or count parameters in which the number of
packets entered in the Packets/Colls_ display may occur before the Port
Alarm Limit is reached. When -TIME is to the right of the field, Within
can be within a time period. When -M-PACKET is to the right of the field,
Within can be within a certain number of MMAC packets. If -B-PACKET
is to the right of the field, Within can be a certain number of board
packets.
For example, if Within is a time period, an alarm will be triggered when
more than 1000 packets (Packets/Colls. 1000 -P) pass through the port in
10 seconds (Within 00:00:10 -TIME). If Within is a certain number of
MMAC packets, an alarm will be triggered when the port has processed
100 packets (Packets/Colls. 100 -P) for every 2000 MMAC packets
(Within 2000 -M-PACKET). If Within is a certain number of board
packets, an alarm will be triggered when the port processes more than 100
packets (Packets/Colls. 100 -P) for every 1000 board packets (Within
1000 -B-PACKET). If 00:00:00 -TIME, 0 - M-PACKET, 0 -B-PACKET,
or DISABLED! is selected, the Port Alarm Limit will not be checked. The
default value for this field is 00:00:10 DISABLED!.
Auto Shut-off
Allows you to choose whether or not the port will shut off automatically
when a Port Alarm Limit is reached. YES indicates that the port will shut
off automatically when the limit is reached. NO indicates that the port
will not shut off automatically when the limit is reached. This field can be
changed by pressing Return. The default value for this field is NO.
Status
Displays whether the port is enabled (ON), segmented (SEG), or disabled
(OFF).
For instructions on setting a Port Alarm Limit, refer to Section 7.4,

Setting An Alarm Limit.

7.4 SETTING AN ALARM LIMIT
To set an Alarm Limit:
1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Packets/Colls. field.
2. Enter the desired number of packets or collisions.
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