Enterasys 6000 User Guide
Chapter 18
System Events
Netlink FRX/FRM alarm, or event, messages can be displayed locally (see “Dis-
playing Events” on page 18-3), as well as sent to an async terminal, a serial or parallel
printer, another node, or any other device capable of interpreting event messages.
playing Events” on page 18-3), as well as sent to an async terminal, a serial or parallel
printer, another node, or any other device capable of interpreting event messages.
Events parameters are set in Node Defaults (
[A], [A], [C]
from the Main Menu). The
message file ERRMSG.TXT contains the format of events for message construction.
Configuration
To configure an FRX/FRM to collect events from other FRXs/FRMs, in Node
Defaults (described in Chapter 3):
Defaults (described in Chapter 3):
1. Set
Collecting Node
to
Y
.
2. Configure
Max Congestion
and
Line Idle Timer
according to the guidelines in
3. Specify a
Collecting Node ID
and
Collecting Node Password
. (Keeping the default
password is recommended.) These will be used by other nodes to place a call.
4. If you want this node to route all events (including its own) to another device
(such as a printer), specify a
Primary Alarm Output ID
and
Primary Alarm Output
Password
. (Keeping the default password is recommended.) Note that the
password serves no function if a printer is specified.
5. If you want this node to route all events to a second device as well as that defined
in step 3, specify a
Secondary Alarm Output ID
and
Secondary Alarm Output
Password
. (Keeping the default password is recommended.)
At each node that will send its events to the collecting node:
1. Set
Collecting Node
to
N
.
2. Specify the
Primary Alarm Output ID
and
Primary Alarm Output Password
to match
the
Collecting Node ID
and
Collecting Node Password
of the collecting node.
3. In the appropriate X.25 Port record (described in Chapter 7), configure
Maximum
LAPB Window Size
to match the same parameter in the collecting node.