Station-Level Alarm Limits
4-5
Token Ring Alarms
4.
Highlight the hour, minute, or second field, and type the desired interval in
each (or click the cursor in the desired field, and click on the appropriate arrow
to scroll the interval up or down). Note that the minimum possible time interval
is 10 seconds. Any lower time interval entered will default back to the last
acceptable time entered.
5.
Click on OK to return to the Alarm Limits window.
6.
To enable any ring-level alarms you have selected for the device, click on
Apply Ring Changes. To enable any ring-level station alarms selected for the
device, click on Apply Stn. Changes. Note that if you have set a ring-level
station alarm, pop-up messages will inform you as each station is set.
Click on Reset Defaults to restore the default alarm thresholds.
Your MicroMMAC-T alarm limits are now set. When an alarm threshold is
exceeded, an alarm will be generated. To view a list of the alarms, check NetSight
Element Manager’s alarm logging facility. Refer to the Alarm and Event Handling
User’s Guide
for more information on viewing the alarm logging facility.
Station-Level Alarm Limits
You may also set Station-level alarm limits for individual stations on the currently
monitored ring network via the Chassis View Station Port menus, the Station List
window, or the Station Map. Note that setting Station-level alarms using the
Station Alarm Limits window will override any pre-set station alarms. See
Chapter 5, The Station List and Station Map, for more information on the Station
List window and the Station Map.
Accessing the Station Alarm Limits Window from the Port Menu
To access the Station Alarm Limits window via the Chassis View Station Port
menu:
1.
In the Chassis View window, click on any inserted station port on one of the
board displays. The Port pull-down menu will appear.
2.
Click on Alarm Limits.... The Station Alarm Limits window (
Figure 4-2
) will
appear.
3.
Set the station alarm limits as instructed in the
Setting Station-Level Alarm
Limits
section, below.
NOTE
The time interval set using the New Alarm Timebase textbox will apply to all alarms set
in the Alarm Limits and Station Alarm Limits windows. The timebase needs only to be
set once to apply to all alarms. You do not need to set the timebase for each separate alarm.
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