Viewing an event using EDM

Use the following procedure to view a table of events.

Procedure steps


Step Action

1

From the navigation tree, double-click Serviceability.

2

In the Serviceability tree, double-click RMON.

3

In the RMON tree, double-click Alarms.

4

On the work area, click the Events tab to view the history.


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Variable definitions

The following table describes the Events tab fields.

Field Description
Index This index uniquely identifies an entry in the event table. Each entry defines one event that is to be generated when the appropriate conditions occur.
Description Specifies whether the event is a rising or falling event.
Type The type of notification that the switch provides about this event. In the case of log, an entry is made in the log table for each event. In the case of trap, an SNMP trap is sent to one or more management stations. Possible notifications follow:
  • none
  • log
  • trap
  • log-and-trap
Community The SNMP community string acts as a password. Only those management applications with this community string can view the alarms.
LastTimeSent The value of sysUpTime at the time this event entry last generated an event. If this entry has not generates any events, this value is zero.
Owner If traps are specified to be sent to the owner, this is the name of the machine that receives alarm traps.