Viewing Statistics
Managing RMON
Cisco 500 Series Stackable Managed Switch Administration Guide
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Defining RMON Events Control
You can control the occurrences that trigger an alarm and the type of notification
that occurs when an alarm is triggered. This is performed as follows:
•
Events Page—Configures what happens when an alarm is triggered. This
can be any combination of logs and traps.
•
Alarms Page—Configures the occurrences that trigger an alarm.
To define RMON events:
STEP 1
Click
Status and Statistics > RMON
>
Events
. The
Events
page is displayed.
This page displays previously-defined events.
STEP 2
Click
Add.
The
Add RMON Events
page is displayed.
STEP 3
Enter the parameters.
•
Event Entry
—Displays the event entry index number for the new entry.
•
Community
—Enter the SNMP community string to be included when traps
are sent (optional).
•
Description
—Enter a name for the event. This name is used in the
Add
RMON Alarm
page to attach an alarm to an event.
•
Notification Type
—Select the type of action that results from this event.
Values are:
-
None
—No action occurs when the alarm goes off.
-
Log (Event Log Table)
—Add a log entry to the Event Log table when the
alarm goes off.
-
Trap (SNMP Manager and SYSLOG Server)
—Send a trap to the remote
log server when the alarm goes off.
-
Log and Trap
—Add a log entry to the Event Log table and send a trap to
the remote log server when the alarm goes off.
•
Time—
The time of the event. (This is a read-only table in the parent window
and cannot be defined).
•
Owner
—Enter the device or user that defined the event.
STEP 4
Click
Apply
. The RMON event is written to the Running Configuration file.
