User`s guide

Monitoring Devices
5-4
7800-A2-GB26-80
May 1999
Monitoring Devices Using the OpenView Event Log
When OpenView is started, an Event Categories dialog appears. The Event
Categories dialog reads the OpenView Event Log and organizes all
alarms/events into six groups. By selecting one of the Event Categories, you can
open an Event Browser dialog for that group.
The following sections discuss:
H Using the OpenView Event Browser Dialog
H Mapping DCE Manager Alarm/Events within OpenView
H Understanding Paradyne Event/Alarm Log Formats
H Handling Proxy Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
Using the OpenView Event Browser Dialog
When an alarm or event is received from a device, the OpenView Event Log is
updated. You can access the Event Log by selecting a group from the OpenView
Event Categories dialog using the following procedure.
" Procedure
To open an Event Browser dialog from the
OpenView Event Categories dialog:
1. Determine the category of alarms/events you
want to view.
2. Position the mouse over the category and press
the right mouse button. The Event Browser
dialog for that category appears.
For example, if All Events is selected from the Events Categories dialog, an
Event Browser dialog similar to the following appears: