Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave | User Guide Performing Daily Administration in AirWave | 185b. In addition to appearing on the System > Alerts page, the Alert Notifications settings can be configuredto distribute to email or to a network management system (NMS), or to both. If you select Email, you are prompted to set the sender and recipient email addresses. If you select NMS, you are prompted to choose one or more of the pre-defined trap destinations, whichare configured on the AMP Setup > NMS page. Define the Logged Alert Visibility, in which you can choose how this trigger is distributed. The triggercan distribute according to how is it generated (triggering agent), or by the role with which it isassociated. The Suppress Until Acknowledged setting defines whether the trigger requires manual andadministrative acknowledgement to gain visibility. If No, a new alert will be created every time thetrigger criteria are met. If Yes, an alert will only be received the first time the criteria is met. A new alertfor the device is not created until the initial one is acknowledged.3. In the Trigger section, choose the desired trigger Type and Severity. Figure 131 illustrates some of thesupported trigger types. Severity levels are indicated in the email alerts. The alert summary information at thetop of the AMP screen can be configured to separately display severe alerts. Please see the Home > User Infosection for more details.Figure 131 System > Triggers > Add Trigger Type Drop-down MenuOnce you have selected a trigger type, the Add Trigger page changes. In many cases, you must configure at leastone Condition setting. Conditions, settings, and default values vary according to trigger type. Triggers withconditions can be configured to fire if any criteria match as well as if all criteria match. Some trigger types share common settings, such as Duration (which can be expressed in hours, minutes,seconds, or a combination of these) and Severity (from Normal to Critical). After you select Save, the trigger appears on your next viewing of the System > Triggers page with all otheractive triggers. You can edit or delete any trigger as desired from the System > Triggers page. To edit an existing trigger, select the pencil icon next to the respective trigger and edit settings in theTrigger Detail page described in Table 106. To delete a trigger, check the box next to the trigger to remove, and select Delete.Repeat this procedure for as many triggers and conditions as desired.Complete the creation of your trigger type using one of the following procedures for each trigger: “Setting Triggers for Devices” on page 186 “Setting Triggers for Interfaces and Radios” on page 187 “Setting Triggers for Discovery” on page 187 “Setting Triggers for Users” on page 188 “Setting Triggers for RADIUS Authentication Issues” on page 188
