McDATA Sphereon 4500 User Manual

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Configure Threshold Alerts

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Configuring the Switch

4. Select one of the following from the drop-down list under the

Name field:

• Rx Throughput. An alert will occur if the threshold set for

receive throughput is reached.

• Tx Throughput. An alert will occur if the threshold set for

transmit throughput is reached.

• Rx or Tx Throughput. An alert will occur if the threshold set for

either receive or transmit throughput is reached.

5. Click Next.

A new screen appears with additional parameters. The name
configured for the alert appears at the top of the screen.

(Click Previous to return to the previous screen.)

Figure 3-11

New Threshold Alerts Dialog Box - Second Screen

6. Enter a percentage from 1 through 100 for % utilization. When

throughput reaches this percentage of port capacity, a threshold
alert will occur.

7. Enter the amount of cumulative minutes in which the %

utilization should exist during the notification interval before an
alert is generated. You can also select At any time if you want an
alert to occur whenever the set % utilization is reached. The valid
range is 1 to the interval set in step 8 (following).

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