Configuring Event Notification

Web Agent Procedure

To configure event notification:

1. In the navigation pane, expand the Events folder and then click General Events.

The General Event Management Web page is displayed in the content pane. See Figure 21-2.

Figure 21-2. General Event Management Web Page

2. In the ID field, select the classes of events that you want logged. Table 21-2 lists the classes of events that you can log and what events are logged for each class.

If you enable event notification for CLI, SNMP, RIP, OSPF, DVMRP, LDAP, Apple Talk, or VRRP, you must set which categories of protocol events generate notifications. For information on how to set the categories of protocol events that generate notifications, see “Configuring Notification of Protocol Events” later in this chapter.

NOTE: Event IDs 20 and 21 are currently not used and reserved for future use.

3. In the Action field, select the notifications that you want for each logged event class. Options are:
• Log--Events are logged in the event log and in the shutdown log.
• Trap--Events generate SNMP traps.
• Console--Events generate a message on the console.
• Syslog--Events are forwarded to syslog servers.
4. Click APPLY.

   Table 21-2. Event Classes

   Class	Determines whether the switch sends a notification for...
   Start	Starts of the system.
   System	System events.
   Configuration	Each configuration change (for example, enabling and disabling ports).
   Temperature Status	Changes in temperature status. Temperature status messages could precede a switch shutdown, and are often critical.
   Resource	Changes in system resources.
   Fan Status	Fan status. Fan failures will eventually lead to overheating the system. The fan status message provides a good early warning for a failure that could eventually cause the switch to shut down.
   Service Port Status and User Port Status	Status changes in service ports and user ports. Set a port as either a service port or user port on the Detailed Physical Port Configuration Web page. This feature makes it possible for you to use different notification levels for critical (service ports), if desired.
   Power Status	The addition or removal of a power supply
   Bridge Status	Changes in bridge status.
   Switch Fabric	Failures in the switch fabric. These failures are critical and should be monitored closely.
   OSPF	OSPF events if OSPF protocol event logging is enabled.
   RIP	RIP events if RIP protocol event logging is enabled.
   LDAP	LDAP events if LDAP protocol event logging is enabled.
   AppleTalk	AppleTalk events if AppleTalk protocol event logging is enabled.
   Authentication Failure	Authentication failures. This is a security-related feature used to detect unauthorized SNMP activity.
   Redundant CPU	Changes in status of a redundant CPU. Notification is sent if: The status changes from standby to active or vice versa. The active supervisor loses or establishes contact with the standby supervisor.
   DVMRP	DVMRP events, if DVMRP event logging is enabled.
   CLI	CLI events, if CLI event logging is enabled.
   SNMP	SNMP events, if SNMP protocol event logging is enabled.
   Unknown Mac Received	Unknown MAC addresses if received.
   VRRP	VRRP events, if VRRP protocol event logging is enabled.
   User Login Status	User login or logout.
   Access List Rule Match	Packets that match access control rules.
   Secure Protocol SSL/SSH	SSH events.