McDATA Sphereon 4500, User Manual

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Configure Threshold Alerts
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Configuring the Switch
Use the Threshold Alerts option on the Configure menu to configure the
following:
• Name for the alert.
• Type of threshold for the alert (Rx, Tx, or either).
• Active or inactive state of the alert.
• Threshold criteria:
— Percent traffic capacity utilized. This is the percent of the
port’s throughput capacity achieved by the measured
throughput. This setting constitutes the threshold value. For
example the value of 50 means that the port’s threshold is
reached when throughput is 50% of capacity.
— Time interval during which throughput is measured and alert
notification can occur.
— The maximum cumulative time that the throughput
percentage can be exceeded during the set time interval before
an alert is generated.
• Ports for which you are configuring threshold alerts.
You can configure up to 16 alerts, and any number of alerts can be
active at one time.
Procedures
Use the following procedures to create a new threshold alert, or to
modify, activate, deactivate, or delete an alert.
Create New Alert 1. Select Threshold Alerts from the Configure menu on the menu bar.
The Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box displays.