Intel Express 510T User Manual page 87

C H A P T E R 5
RMON Alarms
RMON Events
Online Help
Managing the Switch
Alarm is a useful RMON feature; it enables you to set your own
thresholds for when the network activity requires some attention.
1 Right-click a switch and select Monitoring>RMON
Alarms>Configure. The Alarm Table window opens,
which lists all alarms.
2 Click Add to add an alarm to the list.
After defining the alarm, a trap is sent every time the threshold
is exceeded.
Event is a useful RMON feature; it enables you to set your own
events, defined by type; Log, Trap or Log and Trap:
1 Right-click a switch and select Monitoring> RMON
Alarms>Events . The Events Table window opens, which
lists all events defined.
2 Click Add to add an event to the list.
Note Events can be created automatically through the alarm
configurations.
For more information about the use of the RMON facilities, please re-
fer to the online Help .
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