Avaya DEFINITY Network Management 4 - Manual (Page 18)

DNM-NT/Windows 2000 4.0 Installation and Getting Started
1 Overview
Product Description
December 2001
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DEFINITY
Network
Management DNM provides you with graphical and tabular tools to monitor the status and performance
of a network of DEFINITY systems.
The primary features of DNM include:
• Graphical User Interface (GUI) -- The DNM main window contains a navigation
tree that lists all the supported systems and displays a colored alert symbol that
indicates highest exception level. You can expand the list to view all of the
configuration components and specific alert symbols for each component.
a Configuration -- You can view the configuration and administered properties of
all supported systems (managed nodes) in both a graphic view and a table view.
b Administration -- You define the system-wide parameters for the features
below:
– Data collection -- You define the parameters for the data to be collected
from each system, including the type of data, the schedule for collecting
data, and the length of time to store the data.
– Exception logging -- You define the conditions to log exceptions for
performance thresholds, faults, and system errors.
– Exception alerting -- You specify the alert levels for exceptions from each
supported system. Alerts levels may include exceptions that are critical,
major, minor, or warning. The alert level and location of the exception
display in the main window as long as the exception exits.