Setting Thresholds

Alerts are generated when a value set for a particular network element is exceeded. Notification of the “error condition” may be sent directly to the Operator’s Console. The threshold values are set on the Host for all thresholds except Availability and Performance. Each data element and its threshold are listed below:

Data

Threshold

CSM Buffer Pool Monitoring

No Defaults. Set thresholds for the following Alerts:

-         ECSA threshold: maximum KB of ECSA buffer space to be used.

-         DSP threshold: maximum KB of DSP buffer space to be used

-         % Free threshold: minimum percent free for any CSM buffer area.

Parameter set by CSMALERT in CONFxx member.

Link

Queuesize threshold: Number of outbound packets for this link which are queued and waiting for ARP resolution.

Parameter set by DEVLINKMON in CONFxx member.

Port

No threshold defined. Port is either available or unavailable.

Session

No defaults. Set three thresholds for each application:

-         Throughput threshold: Minimum bytes/second that the application must perform.

-         Size threshold: Maximum data size in bytes that the application is allowed to transfer.

-         Application Hung: No threshold. If no activity between two samples, the application is considered hung and an Alert is sent.

Specified in the APPLMON statement.

Critical Resource Availability Alerts

No threshold. Device is available or not available.

Critical Resource Performance Alerts

Thresholds are set in the Master. Each Critical Resource can have its own performance threshold for response time.

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