Enterasys 6000 User Manual page 150

Note, too, that the main Alarm/Event window remains active while the Create/Edit
Alarms window is open; to edit a different alarm (or use its settings as the basis of a new
alarm), simply double-click on the alarm you want to use in the main Alarms Watch list,
and the Create/Edit Alarms window will update accordingly.
To configure an alarm:
1. If you wish to modify an existing alarm or create a new alarm based on the
Whether you are modifying an existing alarm or creating a new one is determined solely
NOTE by the assignment of the Index number: if you assign a previously unused index number, a
new alarm instance will be created; if you use an existing index number, its associated
alarm will be modified.
Advanced Alarm Configuration
parameters of an existing one, be sure the alarm of interest is highlighted in
the Alarms Watch list, then click on the Create/Edit button at the top of the
Alarms Watch portion of the RMON Advanced Alarm/Event window. The
Create/Edit Alarms window,
If you wish to create an entirely new alarm, it doesn't matter which existing
alarm (if any) is highlighted when you open the Create/Edit Alarms window;
although the window will, by default, display the parameters of whichever
alarm is currently selected, all parameters are editable and can be configured
as desired.
Figure 4-4. The RMON Create/Edit Alarms Window
Figure 4-4, will appear.
Alarm Configuration
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