Identifies switch alarms that enhance network monitoring by tracking operational status and health. These alarms facilitate issue identification and alert management through syslog and SNMP.
A switch alarm is a monitoring mechanism that tracks the operational status and health of the network and its environment to ensure alignment with predefined parameters.
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Monitors the condition of individual ports and the entire switch.
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Generates system messages or alerts when parameters deviate from expected values.
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Relays alerts to the syslog facility by default.
Supported alarm configurations
The IE9300 switch platform provides support for alarms in both standalone and stack configurations, including the following types:
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Global status monitoring alarms
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Port status monitoring alarms