Getting Started with EPICenter
Figure 18: The modified Overheat alarm
Example 2: Define a New Alarm to Forward a Trap
Define a new alarm that forwards a trap to a remote host if port 10 on device "Summit_24" goes down.
1 Click the Alarm Definition tab at the top of the window, then click Add to open the New Alarm
Definition dialog with the Basic tab displayed.
a Type a name for the alarm (for example, WAN Link Down) in the Name field.
b Make sure the Enabled checkbox is checked.
c Select a severity level in the Severity field
d Select a category (e.g. "Default") in the Category field.
e Select "SNMP Trap" in the Event Type field.
f
Select "Link Down" in the Event Name field.
The information in the Basic tab should look as shown in Figure 19.
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