Alarm Categories; Creating A New Alarm Category - Extreme Networks EPICenter Reference Manual

The EPICenter Alarm System
Figure 55: Trap Forwarding Settings window
2 Uncheck the Use Global Settings checkbox to enable the following fields. Type the information
needed to configure the receiver for the forwarded traps, then click OK.
Host
Port
Community String
Version
The new settings are shown on the Action page of the New or Modified Alarm Definition window.
To return to the default (global) settings, just check the Use Global Settings checkbox.

Alarm Categories

Alarm categories are arbitrary collections of alarms that you can define as appropriate to your needs,
and then assign to specific alarm definitions. For example, you might use categories to designate alarms
from individual buildings, floors, or workgroups. An ISP might define categories for alarms from a
specific customer's equipment.
By default, all alarms are assigned to the category named Default. This category can be renamed, but it
cannot be deleted.

Creating a New Alarm Category

To create a new alarm category, click the Add button at the top of the window.
A small pop-up window appears into which you can enter the name of the new category. Click OK to
enter the new category into the Category List.
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Type the host name or host IP address of the system to which the trap will be forwarded.
Type the port on which the specified host receives traps.
Type he community string for the specified host.
Select the version of SNMP to which traps will be converted:
• No conversion: No conversion is done.
• Convert trap to SNMPv1: All traps are converted to SNMPv1.
• Convert trap to SNMPv2c: All traps are converted to SNMPv2.
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