Defining RMON Events Control
The Events page provides the ability to configure events that are actions performed when an alarm is generated (alarms are defined in the Alarms page). An event can be any combination of logs and traps.
If the action includes logging of the events, they are displayed in the Event Log Table page.
To view RMON events:
- Click RMON > Events. The Events page opens.
This page displays previously-defined events.
- Click Add. The Enter the parameters. opens.
- Enter the parameters.
- Event Entry--Displays the event entry index number for the new entry.
- Community--Enter the SNMP community string to be included when traps are sent (optional).
- Description--Enter a name for the event. This name is used in the Add RMON Alarm page to attach an alarm to an event.
- Notification Type--Select the type of action that results from this event. Values are:
- None--No action occurs when the alarm goes off.
- Log (Event Log Table)--Add a log entry to the Event Log table when the alarm goes off.
- Trap (SNMP Manager and SYSLOG Server)--Send a trap to the remote log server when the alarm goes off.
- Log and Trap--Add a log entry to the Event Log table and send a trap to the remote log server when the alarm goes off.
- Time--The time of the event.
- Owner--Enter the device or user that defined the event.
- Click Apply. The RMON event is added and the Running Configuration file is updated.