Viewing and Managing Events
In the Network Monitoring workspace, events refer to any changes detected in the network. Events can be generated internally by Network Monitoring or through external SNMP traps.
You can set various parameters, such as an event description, log message, severity, and so on, when an event is generated by using the eventconf.xml file. In addition, you can specify that event parameters are sent to an external script.
To search for and view information about events:
On the Junos Space Network Management Platform UI, select Network Monitoring > Events.
The Events page appears.
(Optional) To view detailed information about an event:
In the Event ID text box (in the Event Queries section), enter the ID of the event.
Click Get Details or press Enter.
If the event ID that you entered matches an existing event, the subsequent page displays information about the event. For more information, see Viewing the Details of an Event.
If the event ID that you entered does not match an existing event, the subsequent page displays where a message to this effect.
(Optional) To view the list of all events, click the All events link (in the Event Queries section).
The Events (List) page appears and the list of events is displayed in a table. For more information, see Viewing, Searching for, Sorting, and Filtering Events
(Optional) To search for events by specifying one or more search criteria, click the Advanced Search link (in the Event Queries section).
The Advanced Event Search page appears. For more information, see Searching for Events (Advanced Event Search).
(Optional) If event filter favorites were previously created, you can perform the following tasks in the Event Filter Favorites section:
Note:You can view and delete only the event filters that you created.
View the constraints that are part of a filter by mousing over the information icon corresponding to a filter.
The constraints are displayed in a pop-up window.
View the events that match a filter by clicking the filter name link.
The Events (List) page appears and the list of events is displayed in a table. For more information, see Viewing, Searching for, Sorting, and Filtering Events.
Delete an event filter favorite by clicking the X link corresponding to the filter.
The favorite is deleted and a message indicating that the favorite is deleted is displayed.
This topic has the following sections:
Viewing the Details of an Event
On the Event event-ID page, the information about an event, as shown in Table 1, is displayed.
Field |
Description |
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Severity |
Severity of the event:
|
Node |
Name of the node on which the event occurred You can click the Node link to view details about the node. |
Time |
Date and time when the event occurred |
Interface |
Interface on which the event occurred You can click the Interface link to view details about the interface. |
Service |
Service that was affected by the event You can click the Service link to view details about the service. |
UEI |
Unique event identifier (UEI) associated with the event Each event in Network Monitoring, including those generated by traps, is assigned a UEI. |
Log Message |
Message that was logged for the event |
Description |
Detailed description of the event |
Operator Instructions |
Instructions for the operator of the node on which the event occurred |
Searching for Events (Advanced Event Search)
On the Advanced Event Search page, you can search for events based on one or more fields.
To search for events:
Viewing, Searching for, Sorting, and Filtering Events
By default, the Events (List) page displays the list of outstanding events in a table. However, depending on whether you used Advanced Search or applied a favorite filter, the list of events displayed might be different. For each event, the information shown in Table 2 is displayed.
You can filter and sort the list of events displayed based on various criteria:
If the list of events displayed runs across multiple pages, you can use the navigation links in the Results field near the top of the page to view the events.
Field |
Description |
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ID |
Event ID You can click the ID link to go to the Event Details page. |
Severity |
Severity of the event Refer to Table 1 for a list of the different severity levels. |
Time |
Date and time when the event occurred |
Node |
Name of the node on which the event occurred You can click the Node link to view details about the node. |
Interface |
Interface on which the event occurred You can click the Interface link to view details about the interface. |
Service |
Service that was affected by the event You can click the Service link to view details about the service. |
None |
UEI associated with the event Note:
You can edit the notifications for an event by clicking the Edit notifications for an event link. For more information, see Configuring Event Notifications, Path Outages, and Destination Paths. |
None |
Partial description of the event |
None |
Message that was logged for the event |