Alarms Configuration Guide, Cisco Catalyst IE9300 Rugged Series Switches

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Alarms Configuration Guide, Cisco Catalyst IE9300 Rugged Series Switches

Alarm profiles

Updated: June 16, 2026

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Explains what alarm profiles are, their key attributes, and their role in configuring system monitoring and response.

Configuring alarm profiles involves procedures for creating and modifying profiles using the necessary commands. The process starts by entering global configuration mode. You can create an alarm profile with only the Port not operating alarm enabled by default. The alarm profile includes instructions for modifying alarm parameters, configuring notifications, attaching profiles to specific ports, highlighting verification, and optionally saving configurations for effective system monitoring and response.

Create an alarm profile

Use this procedure to create a new alarm profile or identify an existing one within a network switch system.

Alarm profiles help you track operational status of switch ports. By default, only the port not operating alarm is enabled in the default profile.

Procedure

1.

Use the configure terminal command to enter global configuration mode.

Example:

Switch# configure terminal
2.

Use the alarm-profile alarm-profile-name command to create a new profile or identify an existing profile and enter the alarm profile configuration mode.

Example:

Switch(config)# alarm-profile new-alarm
3.

Use the end command to exit to privileged EXEC mode.

Example:

Switch(config-if)# end
4.

Use the show alarm profile name command to verify the configuration on your switch.

Example:

Switch# show alarm profile name

Modify an alarm profile

Modify an alarm profile to customize alarm settings according to your requirements. Adjust the alarm parameters and configure notifications for specific alarm types.
Alarm profiles allow you to tailor how alarms are generated and notified. For example, in the default profile, only the port not operating alarm is enabled.

Before you begin

Identify which alarm types require modification or additional notification.

Procedure

1.

(Optional) Use the alarm {fcs-error | link-fault | not-forwarding | not-operating} command to add or modify parameters for specific alarms.

Example:

Switch# alarm fcs-error
2.

(Optional) Use the notifies {fcs-error | link-fault | not-forwarding | not-operating} command to configure the alarm to send an SNMP trap to an SNMP server.

Example:

Switch(config)# notifies link-fault
3.

(Optional) Use the relay-major {fcs-error | link-fault | not-forwarding | not-operating} command to configure the alarm to send an alarm trap to the relay.

Example:

Switch(config)# relay-major not-forwarding
4.

(Optional) Use the syslog {fcs-error | link-fault | not-forwarding | not-operating} command to configure the alarm to send an alarm trap to a syslog server.

Example:

Switch(config)# syslog fcs-error

Attach an alarm profile to a specific port

Follow this procedure to attach the alarm profile to a specific port within a network switch system.

Procedure

1.

Use the configure terminal command to enter global configuration mode.

Example:

Switch# configure terminal
2.

Use the interface interface-id command to access the interface configuration.

Example:

Switch(config)# interface gig1/0/1
3.

Use the alarm-profile alarm-profile-name command to attach the specified alarm profile to the interface.

Example:

Switch(config-if)# alarm-profile new-alarm
4.

Use the end command to exit to privileged EXEC mode.

Example:

Switch(config-if)# end
5.

Verify the configuration on your switch with the show alarm profile name command.

Example:

Switch# show alarm profile name