APC NBRK0550 Home Security System User Manual


 
51NetBotz Appliance User’s Guide
Sensor settings
Select an IPMI-enabled device from the IPMI Devices view and click Sensors to open the Sensor
Configuration window. Once you select a sensor from the Sensors list, thresholds defined for the
selected sensor appear in the Thresholds selection list.
Note: If the selected sensor does not support threshold configuration, a message advising you
of this appears in the Thresholds area of the interface.
To modify a sensor:
1. Select a sensor from the Sensors list.
2. Click Modify to open the Modify Sensor window.
3. Type a label in the Label field. This label can be up to 64 characters in length, and identifies the
sensor in the Sensor Data pane, Advanced View interfaces, and alert notifications.
4. From Sensor Value History, select the amount of time that data reported by this sensor is stored
on the appliance. The amount of data available on the appliance affects the maximum amount of
data that can be graphed.
For more information see “Viewing Graphs” on page 27.
5. Click OK to save the new Sensor values.
Threshold configuration. To configure a threshold, select a sensor from the Sensors selection list.
Previously configured thresholds for the selected sensor appear in the Thresholds selection list.
All sensors have a default threshold that is generated automatically by Advanced View. This threshold
provides the typical threshold for the specific sensor type. Thresholds can be customized.
Sensor thresholds are explained in detail in “Advanced View: Defining Thresholds” on
page 107.
To enable or modify a sensor threshold:
1. Select a sensor from the Sensor selection list.
2. Select the threshold to enable or modify from the Thresholds list.
3. Click Edit....
4. The Edit Threshold window appears.
To enable the threshold, check Enabled.
To change threshold settings, use the controls in the Edit Threshold window.
5. Click OK to save your new settings.
The controls available in the Edit Threshold window are determined by the type of
threshold that you create or edit. For detailed instructions on how to create or edit
thresholds, see “Advanced View: Defining Thresholds” on page 107.