EDS-405A/408A Series User’s Manual
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Event Types
Event Types can be divided into two basic groups:
System Events
and
Port Events
. System
Events are related to the overall function of the switch, whereas Port Events are related to the
activity of a specific port.
System Event
Warning e-mail is sent when…
Switch Cold Start
Power is cut off and then reconnected.
Switch Warm Start
The EDS is rebooted, such as when network
parameters are changed (IP address, netmask, etc.).
Power Transition (On
Off)
The EDS is powered down.
Power Transition (Off
On)
The EDS is powered up.
Configuration Change Activated
Any configuration item is changed.
Comm. Redundancy Topology
Changed
If any Spanning Tree Protocol switches have
changed their position (applies only to the root of the
tree). If the Master of Turbo Ring has changed or
backup path is activated.
Authentication Failure
An incorrect password is entered.
Port Event
Warning e-mail is sent when…
Link-on
The port is connected to another device.
Link-off
The port is disconnected (e.g., the cable is pulled
out, or the opposing device shuts down).
Traffic-Overload
The port’s traffic surpasses the Traffic-Threshold for
that port (provided this setting is Enabled).
Traffic-Threshold (%)
Enter a nonzero number if the port’s
Traffic-Overload setting is Enabled.
Traffic-Duration (sec.)
A Traffic-Overload warning is sent every
Traffic-Duration
seconds if the average
Traffic-Threshold is surpassed during that time
period.
NOTE
The
Traffic-Overload
,
Traffic-Threshold (%)
, and
Traffic-Duration (sec.)
Port Event settings
are related. If you Enable the Traffic-Overload event, then be sure to enter a nonzero
Traffic-Threshold percentage, as well as a Traffic-Duration between 1 and 300 seconds.
NOTE
Warning e-mail messages will have the
sender
field in the form:
Moxa_EtherDevice_Switch_0001@Switch_Location
where
Moxa_EtherDevice_Switch
is the default Switch Name,
0001
is EDS’s serial number, and
Switch_Location
is the default Server Location.
Refer to the Basic
Settings
section to see how to modify Switch Name and Switch Location.