Gigabit Ethernet Switch Management Guide

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other unusual events. Historical information can also be used to
predict network growth and plan for expansion before your network
becomes too overloaded.
Alarms: Can be set to test data over any specified time interval, and
can monitor absolute or changing values (such as a statistical counter
reaching a specific value, or a statistic changing by a certain amount
over the set interval). Alarms can be set to respond to either rising or
falling thresholds.
Events: Defines the action to take when an alarm is triggered. The
response to an alarm can include recording the alarm in the Log Table
or sending a message to a trap manager. Note that the Alarm and
Event Groups are used together to record important events or
immediately respond to critical network problems.