RMON Events

The Events page displays the log of events (actions) that occurred. Two types of events can be logged: Log or Log and Trap. The action in the event is performed when the event is bound to an alarm and the conditions of the alarm have occurred.

Procedure


Step 1

Click Status and Statistics > RMON > Events.

Step 2

Click Add.

Step 3

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—Entera 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 goesoff.

    • Log (Event Log Table)—Add a log entry to the Event Log table when the alarm istriggered.

    • 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.

  • Owner—Enter the device or user that defined the event.

Step 4

Click Apply.The RMON event is saved to the Running Configuration file.

Step 5

Click Event Log Table to display the log of alarms that have occurred and that have been logged (see description below).