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Changing Severity of Port-based Alarms Configuring Event Parsers
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9.4.6 Changing Severity of Port-based Alarms
Two attributes for the Event object are PortProfile and Customer ID. Using these attributes, the administrator can configure an Event
Parser that can filter an Event that includes these attributes and changes the default priority.
The following figure shows these two attributes that appear when the user double-clicks a port alarm and the
FIGURE 9-12 Object Properties for Port Alarm
By configuring the Event parser, the user can take certain events and control how they are processed, including the severity
of the alarm. For example, ports can be given Profile Names that match various businesses, such as BusinessA, BusinessB,
etc. In the Event Parser, Events with the Message Link Down can have a criteria set so that portProfile matches Business*. In
the Output String, the Severity can be changed from Info to Major. Refer to the following figure.