Lucent Technologies DEFINITY Performance Management Release 2.0 User Guide

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In the Maximum days to maintain event history field, enter the number of days 
you want to retain event data in the database log. At midnight of each day, old 
records are purged if their start time is older than the maximum allowed days. 

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In the Data Collection box, do you want the system to record data collection 
failures in the event log?
• If 
yes
, put a check mark in the box next to the Log Event on failure field. 
Set the alert level for the event by clicking on the arrow in the Alert level 
pull-down list and selecting one of the options.
• If 
no
, leave the box unchecked....

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• If 
no
, leave the box unchecked. The system will not record any call 
processing occupancy exceptions in the event log.
The G3r occupancy threshold field reflects the maximum percent of CPU 
occupancy being used by the call processing software for DEFINITY G3r 
switches before an event is generated. Enter the threshold percent in this 
field by...

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The Erlang C model assumes that there is an infinite queue for calls trying 
to access the trunk group to wait in until resources are available.  This 
means that all calls are eventually served.
The Retrial model assumes that some calls are blocked but will retry.  The 
Retrial model is an approximation using the average of the results of the 
Erlang...

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Set Processor Occupancy Alerting ParametersIntroduction
This procedure describes how to override the default processor occupancy 
alerting parameters for a specific managed node.
Procedure
To set processor occupancy alerting parameters, do the following:1From the left window pane, click 
DEFINITY Systems > [managed node] > 
Processor...

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Do one of the following:
• To use the global default processing occupancy parameters, click the 
Use 
default values
 button.
• To customize the parameters for this managed node, click the 
Use custom 
values
 button. 

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Do you want the system to record call processing occupancy exceptions in 
the event log?
• If 
yes
, put a check mark in the box next to “Log event when exception 
occurs”. 
• If 
no
, leave the box unchecked. The system will not record any call 
processing occupancy exceptions in the event log.
4Set the alert level for the event by...

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Set Trunk Group Alerting ParametersIntroduction
This procedure describes how to override the default trunk group alerting 
parameters for a specific managed node.
Procedure
To set the trunk group alerting parameters, do the following:1From the left window pane, click 
DEFINITY Systems > [managed node] > Trunk 
Groups > Alerting Parameters.
Result:...

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Click in the Default column for the trunk group you want to change so that the 
Default? box is unchecked.Result: 
You can now change the parameters in the remaining columns.
Note: 
If the Default box is checked, the system will use the global default values 
to determine when to record alerts. The remaining fields will display the 
default...

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In the Log column, put a checkmark in the box if you want the system to 
record trunk group grade of service exceptions. If you do not want to record 
exceptions, leave the box unchecked.4In the Level column, set the alert level for the event by clicking on the arrow in 
the Alert level pull-down list and selecting one of the options.5In the...