Alarms management windows 53Models 2616RC, 3096RC & 3196RC Admin Reference Guide 4 • AlarmsIf it has been configured to do so, the T-DAC can also send Syslog and SNMP trap messages to an external alarmmanagement host. This section describes how to configure the Syslog and/or SNMP trap alarm response outputs.Figure 17. Modify Parameters and Modify Severity links on Alarm System Overview windowClick on Modify Parameters (see figure 17) to open the Alarm System Configuration window (see figure 16).Choose the alarm response output that you wish to configure. After defining the value for a desired alarm responseoutput parameter, click the Modify button to the right of the parameter you just modified.The following sections describe the Alarm Response Output parameters.Alarm Syslog Priority (syslogAlarmPriority)Syslog is a protocol that enables the T-DAC to send event notification messages across IP networks to event mes-sage collectors (also known as Syslog Servers or Syslog Daemons). The Alarm Syslog Priority parameter defines whatpriority level an event must be at before the T-DAC sends a message to the Syslog daemon. The levels are:• priorityDisable(1000)• prioritySystem(80)• priorityService(60)• priorityOddity(40)• priorityInfo(20)• priorityDebug(10)• priorityVerbose(5)Note Unless instructed to do otherwise by Patton Technical Support, youshould leave the Alarm Syslog priority set for prioritySystem(80)(which will only generate a Syslog message for incidents greater thanthe System priority level) or priorityDisable(1000) (which deactivatesSyslog message sending).For more information on Syslog messages, refer to chapter “System Log” on page 274.Board Temperature Threshold (boxAlarmTemperature)An alarm message is generated when the internal box temperature exceeds this value in degrees Celsius. You canchange the threshold temperature, but we recommend using the factory default of 55°C (131°F).You must click Modify for each parameter you modify in order tosave your changes. Each submit query button on this page onlyaffects the single parameter on the same line. Clicking a Modifybutton will not save changes made to parameter values onother lines.IMPORTANT
