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326 CHAPTER 8: THE EVENT LOG
SNMP Trap: Sends an SNMP trap to a trap destination containing
details of a generated event.
See “
Event System Configuration” on page page 349 for details of
configuring alerts.
Events List
Components
The Events window is used to display a list of events that have been
generated for a particular map, and is automatically updated as new
events are generated so that you may always view the current state of
your network.
The Events window incorporates a comprehensive filtering system to
allow you to focus the list on only those events that are of interest to you,
and you may have several copies of the Events window on screen at one
time, each with a different filter.
This section describes the how to use the Events window in 3Com
Network Director to view the events for your network.
Launching the Events
Window
The Events window can be launched in three ways from the map, each of
which affects the initial filtering that is set up within the window:
Viewing All Events: In order to view all of the events logged for the
map, select Alerts/Events > All Events, or click the corresponding button
in the toolbar. This launches the Events window with the default filter.
Viewing Events for a Selection: To view all of the events logged for
the items currently selected, select Alerts/Events > View Filtered Events, or
right-click on the selection and select View Filtered Events from the
right-click menu. This launches the Events window box with the default
filter, modified so that it filters for events logged for the selected items
only.
Viewing Unresolved Events for a Selection: To view all of the
unresolved events logged for the items currently selected, right-click on
the selection and select What’s Wrong from the right-click menu. This
launches the Events window with the default filter, modified to so that it
filters for unresolved events logged for the selected items only.
The default filter that gets used as the basis for all three launch points is
to filter for any events logged in the last thirty days that have not been