Enabling RMON Alarms for Physical Components

To configure RMON alarm physical attributes from the Device Manager, choose Threshold Manager from the Events menu and click the Physical tab. The Create RMON Alarms dialog box with the Physical tab selected is displayed.

To configure an RMON alarm for a physical component, follow these steps:

  1. Click the check box for each variable that you want to monitor.
  2. Enter the threshold value in the Value column.
  3. Enter the sampling period in seconds.
  4. Select one of the following severity levels to assign to the alarm:
  5. Click Create.
  6. Confirm the operation to define an alarm and a log event when the system prompts you to define a severity event.

    If you do not confirm the operation, the system only defines a log event.