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DGS-3600 Series Layer 3 Managed Gigabit Ethernet Switch
System Severity Settings
The Switch can be configured to allow alerts be logged or sent as a trap to an SNMP agent or both. The level at which the alert
triggers either a log entry or a trap message can be set as well. Use the
System Severity Settings
window to set the criteria for
alerts. The current settings are displayed in the lower half of the window.
To view this window, click
Administration
>
System Severity Settings
, as shown below:
Figure 2- 28. System Severity Settings window
Use the drop-down menus to configure the parameters described below.
Parameter Description
System Severity
Choose how the alerts are used from the drop-down menu. Select
Log
to send the alert of the
Severity Type configured to the Switch’s log for analysis. Choose
Trap
to send it to an SNMP
agent for analysis. Select
All
to send the chosen alert type to an SNMP agent and the
Switch’s log for analysis.
Severity Level
Choose what level of alert will trigger sending the log entry or trap message as defined by the
Severity Name. Select
Emergency
to send only Emergency events to the Switch’s log or
SNMP agent. Select
Alert
to send Emergency and alert events to the Switch’s log or SNMP
agent. Select
Critical
to send emergency, alert and critical events to the Switch’s log or SNMP
agent. Select
Error
to send error, critical, alert and emergency events to the Switch’s log or
SNMP agent. Select
Warning
to send warning, error, critical, alert and emergency events to
the Switch’s log or SNMP agent. Select
Notice
to send notice, warning, error, critical, alert
and emergency events to the Switch’s log or SNMP agent. Select
Information
to send
information, notice, warning, error, critical, alert and emergency events to the Switch’s log or
SNMP agent. Select
Debug
to send debug, information, notice, warning, error, critical, alert
and emergency events to the Switch’s log or SNMP agent.
Click
Apply
to implement the new System Severity Settings.
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