Alarm Limits5-19Managing Ethernet MicroLAN Switcheswithin:This field displays the user-configurable alarm limit timer interval: the amount oftime the selected statistics will be counted before being compared to theconfigured thresholds. The allowable values range from 10 seconds to23 hrs/59 mins/59 secs.Configuring AlarmsYou configure alarms by choosing the alarm you wish to enable, setting thethreshold to the desired level, and selecting a time interval within which thatthreshold must occur. You can base the alarms on:• Number of collisions per good packet• Number of total packets• Number of broadcast packets• Percentage of error packetsYou can also configure board or port alarm limits so that the board or port will bedisabled when an alarm limit is reached.Setting the Alarm Limits Time IntervalTo set the time interval within which the defined alarm thresholds must bereached in order to trigger an alarm:1. Click on the clock symbol next to the within: text box in any one of thealarm limits windows; the interval you set applies to all configured alarms atall levels. The Alarm Interval window, Figure 5-9, will appear.Figure 5-9. The Alarm Interval Window2. Highlight the hour text box (the first box to the left).NOTEFor more detailed definitions of these statistics and information on the possible networkconditions they represent, consult the Cabletron Systems Network TroubleshootingGuide, included with this package.
