User guide

630 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide
– Sample Type — Select the sampling method for the selected variable
and comparing the value against the thresholds. The possible options
are:
•
Delta — Subtracts the last sampled value from the current value.
The difference in the values is compared to the threshold.
•
Absolute — Compares the values directly with the thresholds at
the end of the sampling interval.
–
Rising Threshold (0–2147483647 ) — Enter the rising counter value
that triggers the rising event alarm.
–
Rising Event — Select one of the previously-defined events.
–
Falling Threshold (0–2147483647 ) — Enter the falling counter value
that triggers the falling event alarm.
–
Falling Event — Select one of the previously-defined events.
–
Startup Alarm — Select the trigger that activates the alarm. The
possible options are:
•
Rising Alarm — A rising counter value triggers the alarm
•
Falling Alarm — A falling counter value triggers the alarm.
•
Rising and Falling — Both rising and falling counter values
trigger the alarm.
–
Interval (1–2147483647) — Enter the alarm interval time in seconds.
This is the interval in seconds over which the data is sampled and
compared with the rising and falling thresholds.
–
Owner — Enter the name of the user or network management system
that receives the alarm.