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DES-3500 Series Layer 2 Stackable Fast Ethernet Managed Switch User Manual
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Figure 7- 58. Safeguard Engine window
To configure the Switch’s Safeguard Engine, change the State to Enabled. To configure the parameters for the Safeguard Engine,
click the Advanced Settings button which will alter the previous screen to look like this:
Figure 7- 59. Safeguard Engine window - Advanced Settings
To set the Safeguard Engine for the Switch, complete the following fields:
Parameter Description
State
Toggle the State field to either Enabled or Disabled for the Safeguard Engine of the Switch.
Rising Threshold
Used to configure the acceptable level of CPU utilization before the Safeguard Engine
mechanism is enabled. Once the CPU utilization reaches this percentage level, the Switch
will move into the Exhausted state.
Falling Threshold
Used to configure the acceptable level of CPU utilization as a percentage, where the Switch
leaves the Exhausted state and returns to normal mode.
Trap/log
Use the pull-down menu to enable or disable the sending of messages to the device’s SNMP
agent and switch log once the Safeguard Engine has been activated by a high CPU utilization
rate.