Brocade Communications Systems Fabric Watch, Administrator'S Manual

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90 Fabric Watch Administrator’s Guide
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Fabric Watch Configuration Using Web Tools
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9. Enter the highest boundary of the normal zone in the High Boundary field.
10. Enter the size of the buffer zone in the Buffer Size field.
11. Click Apply.
Configuring threshold alarms
After you update the threshold information, use the Alarm Configuration subtab to customize the
notification settings for each event setting.
The alarm-naming convention is modified for Port, E_Port, F_Port, FL_Port, and VE_Ports class
types:
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“Above” is called “High Above”
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“Below” is called “Low Below”
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“In Between” is called “High Below”
The Low Above action alarm supports all port class types for these options:
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CRC errors
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Invalid words
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Protocol errors
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State change
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Trunk utilization
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C3 discards
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RX performance
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TX performance
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Loss of signal
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Link failures
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Link resets
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Packet loss (not for E-Port)
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Utilization (not for E-Port)
To configure threshold alarms, perform the following steps.
1. From the Fabric Watch dialog box, select the Threshold Configuration tab.
2. Select the Alarm Configuration subtab.
3. In Fabric Watch Explorer, select a class.
4. Under Area Selection, select an area from the list.
NOTE
The module displays two tables of alarm configuration information, labeled System Default
and Custom Defined. You cannot modify the information in the System Default table.
5. In the Activate Level area:
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Click System Default to use the system default settings and proceed to step 7 .
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