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DEFINITY Performance Management User Guide, Release 2.0, 585-229-808
9 Set Alerting Parameters
Introduction
Issue 1
November 1998
Page 187
Introduction
Alerts are visual reminders of any problems in the DEFINITY system. Alerting is
also used by the NMS to identify problems associated with a specific managed
node. You can define what events trigger alerts and at what level of severity. You
can then tell at a glance by looking in the left pane of Performance Management
where the problems are. For example, you can set your system up so that you are
notified by a critical alert if there are any problems collecting data.
This chapter describes alerts, how to determine which events generate alerts, and
how to determine the severity level for an event.