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5.5.3.11 POLLING FOR ALARMS IN BATCH MODE
The next step in this example is to poll the network for alarms, which causes the Network Management
Software to look for network failures. It polls every card in every node in the network. You can then
look at an alarm report for a list of failures. To activate this feature, click on the Alarms Icon in the
Main window. A sub-window will be displayed called Poll The Network For Alarms. Click on Com
Path 1 and then click on Start. If failures are detected they can be viewed by clicking on the Reports
Icon in the Main window and then selecting Alarm Log Report. After polling is completed you will be
returned to the Main window.
5.5.3.12 AUTO POLLING
Auto polling is an option selected from the Communications Preferences window which determines
whether or not the network will be polled for alarms while in Real Time mode. This feature is
normally selected when a user is troubleshooting a network and is looking for alarms. To select this
option click on Auto polling ON.
5.5.3.13 SAVE SETTINGS IN A FILE
The last step in this example is to save the settings in a file. Click on the Save Icon in the Main
window.
An Open window will be displayed which contains a file directory. The file will be saved with a .NET
extension in the form of filename.NET. Type the filename in the box under the words “Save Untitled
As”. Then click on the Save button. The file is now saved. To exit the Network Management Software
click on the Exit button.
5.5.3.14 SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
The Sequence Of Events feature of the Network Management Software allows a user to view network
events (alerts or alarms) in the order in which they have occurred. Each event has a date and time
stamp associated with it. There is one icon on the main screen for accessing Sequence Of Events. This
causes the sequence of events buffer to be read by the Network Management Software, and allows the
user to view or print the sequence of events buffer.
Page one of a typical Event Log Printout can be seen in Figure 5-40.
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