McDATA 3032 Switch User Manual


 
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Task 21: Configure Fabric Operating Parameters
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Installation Tasks
3. Click the Enable Call Home Event Notification check box. A check
mark appears in the check box to indicate call-home event
notification is enabled.
NOTE: The enable function must also be activated for each switch
through the Sphereon 4500 Element Manager application. Call-home
event notification can be active for some switches and inactive for others.
4. Click OK to close the dialog box.
5. Double-click the Sphereon 4500 Switch icon. The Hardware View
for the selected switch displays.
6. At the Hardware View, select Enable Call Home Notification from the
Maintenance menu. A check mark appears in the check box to
indicate call-home event notification for the switch is enabled,
and the menu closes.
Configure Threshold
Alerts
A threshold alert notifies users when the transmit (Tx) or receive (Rx)
throughput reaches specified values for specific switch ports or port
types, (E_Ports or F_Ports).
You are notified of a threshold alert in five ways:
An attention indicator (yellow triangle) that displays on the port
in the Hardware View.
An attention indicator (yellow triangle) that displays in the Alert
column of the Port List View.
An attention indicator (yellow triangle) that displays by the
Threshold Alerts field in the Port Properties dialog box.
Detailed threshold alert data is recorded in the Threshold Alert Log.
Use the Threshold Alerts option on the Configure menu to configure the
following:
Name for the alert.
Type of threshold for the alert (Rx, Tx, or either).
Active or inactive state of the alert.
Threshold criteria: