Lucent Technologies DEFINITY Performance Management Release 2.0 User Guide

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Sample Event 
Log
The following screen is a sample event log with corresponding alert indicators.Processor Occupancy 
DEFINITY Systems > [specific 
managed node] > Processor 
Occupancy > Event Log
Processor Occupancy 
Event Log for the 
managed node
Trunk Group (Grade of 
Service)
DEFINITY Systems > [specific 
managed node] > Trunk 
Groups > Event Log
Grade of Service Event...

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Event Log 
description
The fields in the event log are described as follows. Newest active events are 
displayed at the top, followed by resolved events, with newest resolved events 
listed first. 

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Event Column Description
First column Icons representing one of five alert levels. The 
levels, in order of increasing severity, are: 
Warning, Minor, Major, and Critical.
The highest active alert icon will be displayed the 
left pane for each alertable node. An event 
generates an alert when it does not have an end 
time. If no alerts are present, the No Alert icon is...

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End The time when either the system or a user ends 
the event. The time is in the local time zone 
where the Performance Management system is 
located.
Node The network component that caused the event to 
be logged, such as Data Collection.
Resource The monitored resource at the node that caused 
the event to be logged. For example, a trunk 
group service is a resource. Data...

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Resolve an EventIntroduction
Active events normally end automatically by the system when new data is 
obtained about the situation that caused the event to be logged in the event log. 
For example, a report event ends when an attempt is made to generate the report 
again. If the report fails again, a new event is recorded in the event log. With 
Performance Management, you have...

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9Set Alerting ParametersChapter Contents•Introduction
187
•About Alert Levels
188
•Set Global Alerting Parameters
190
•Set Processor Occupancy Alerting Parameters
195
•Set Trunk Group Alerting Parameters
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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...

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About Alert Levels
When setting alerting parameters as described in this chapter, you need to specify 
the level of severity attached to each condition that causes an alert to occur. The 
level of security is a visual cue to remind you of the severity of the problem 
associated with a specific managed node. 
Alert Levels and 
Icons
The levels of alerts, in order...

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Escalation of 
Alert
The highest alert icon will display for each node of that managed node. For 
example, in the following example, the highest level alert icon, a major alert icon, 
appears not only next to the event log for that managed node, but also next to the 
managed node.
 
 
Most severe
alert escalated
to DEFINITY
Systems
node 

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Set Global Alerting Parameters
This procedure describes how to set alerting parameters for the Performance 
Management system. Some of these parameters can be overridden for a specific 
managed node, as described in the following sections of this chapter:
•
Set Processor Occupancy Alerting Parameters
 on page 195
•Set Trunk Group Alerting Parameters...