Setting up Threshold alerts based on Bandwidth.

To set up an alert that is triggered based on the rising of % Bandwidth utilization, please follow these steps:

1. Right-click the node, select Alerting->Edit Node Alerting Policy (note: node needs to be SNMP enabled). In NetCrunch 7.x select Node settings->Alerts & Reports-> Manage node alerts and reports.
2. Click Add button to add an event.
3. From the SNMP tab, select SNMP Performance Threshold.
4. Under description type in a general name for the event.
5. To select counter, click Performance counter blue text.
6. Click the button with dots ... to select predefined SNMP counter.
7. From Performance Object list select .NCNC.SNMP.Interfaces. 8.Select either % FD or % HD Bandwidth Utilization.
8. Select instance.
9. Complete the condition (e.g., ...value of .NCVC.Bandwidth exceeds 40...).
10. Click OK.

You've just defined the Event - now create the alert or action, to see the remainder of the steps see related articles: Configuring an Alert or Configuring an Action