User's Manual

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THE EVENT LOG
Overview This chapter describes the events system that is used within 3Com
Network Director to provide a constantly updated log of activity on your
network.
The events system can be used to view and take action on abnormal
network conditions before they cause problems. It offers powerful
filtering tools to allow you to view only events of interest and offers
configurable Smart Event Analysis to help ensure that logged events are
relevant and concise.
This chapter covers the following topics:
■ Key Concepts
■ Events List Components
■ Event System Configuration
■ Alert System Components
■ Examples
■ Key Considerations
Key Concepts This section describes the key concepts associated with the events system
within 3Com Network Director.
Events An event is a logged notification of something of interest that has
occurred either on the network or within 3Com Network Director itself.
Events may inform you of any of the following:
■ An abnormal occurrence on the network.
■ A received SNMP trap.
■ The completion of an internal activity within 3Com Network Director.