Patton electronics ForeSight 6300 NMS Getting Started Manual

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About Trap Parsers 108FS6300 NMS Getting Started Guide 10 • Managing Network EventsAbout Trap ParsersTraps are fault messages that occur on an SNMP device. Trap parsers generate event information when a trap isreceived. A received trap is passed through a level of Trap Parsers only if the trap has not been converted into anevent object by a Trap Filter, or if the received trap has not been dropped during trap filtering.Note For detailed information about configuring trap parsers, such as adding,deleting, and modifying trap parsers, saving and loading trap parser files,reordering the trap parser list, and enabling/disabling trap parsers, refer tothe FS6300 NMS Administrator’s Reference Guide.To open the Trap Parser Configuration Tool:1. Click on Network Events (under Fault Management) in the menu tree.2. Click on the Edit menu at the top of the screen. Select Configure > Trap Parsers;OR, press Ctrl+Shift+R. The Trap Parser Configuration Tool displays.About Event ParsersEvent parsers work similarly to trap parsers. Event parsers identify failure objects that correspond to networkevents, and convert certain types of events, such as threshold events and status poll events, into a readable for-mat before the events are filtered.Note For detailed information about configuring event parsers, such as adding,deleting, and modifying event parsers, saving and loading event parser files,reordering the event parser list, and enabling/disabling event parsers, refer tothe FS6300 NMS Administrator’s Reference Guide.To open the Event Parser Configuration Tool:1. Click on Network Events (under Fault Management) in the menu tree.2. Click on the Edit menu at the top of the screen. Select Configure > Event Parsers;OR, press Ctrl+E. The Event Parser Configuration Tool displays.About Event FiltersWhen events are generated from devices in a network, you can configure FS6300 NMS to send some notifica-tions. Event filters are used to automatically start actions for selected events.Note For detailed information about configuring event filters, such as adding,deleting, and modifying event filters, saving and loading event filter files,reordering the event filter list, and enabling/disabling event filters, refer tothe FS6300 NMS Administrator’s Reference Guide.To open the Event Filter Configuration Tool:1. Click on Network Events (under Fault Management) in the menu tree.2. Click on the Edit menu at the top of the screen. Select Configure > Event Filters;OR, press Ctrl+Shift+E. The Event Filter Configuration Tool displays.